Nina Henderson
Listen up! Elizabeth Banks already made a movie about a bear on a cocaine binge, and surprisingly, people loved it. But let’s be real, we don’t need more films about animals getting high. We definitely don’t need a Cocaine-Addled Creatures Cinematic Universe.
But guess what? We got Deep Fear anyway, because apparently the next best animal to give some coke to is a shark.
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The synopsis for this film gets straight to the point:
Deep Fear is an intense and visceral survival thriller with a mix of storms, drug traffickers, and great white sharks.
Now, don’t confuse this Deep Fear with last year’s version set in the catacombs of Paris. That one had no sharks or cocaine, as far as I know. This time, it’s directed by Marcus Adams, who hasn’t made a feature film since 2005’s The Marksman (although he’s done quite a few music videos). The cast includes Ed Westwick (of relative Gossip Girl fame), model Mãdãlina Ghenea (who played Sophia Loren in House of Gucci), and Macarena Gómez (30 Coins).
In the trailer, Ghenea’s character sets off alone across the sea and ends up encountering a trio of drug dealers. They take advantage of her kindness by ordering her to dive down to their wrecked boat and rescue their precious cocaine (which I assume is very carefully packaged). But guess what? There are dead bodies down there, and as we all know, dead bodies in the ocean attract sharks like nothing else. The sharks get to the cocaine first, and you can imagine the terror that follows.
Maybe you didn’t even need to know all that. You’re either in for a movie about coked-up sharks… or you’re not. There’s no room for wishy-washiness here.
Deep Fear will be available on demand starting November 3rd.
