William Eubank’s “Underwater”
Movie review by Dennis D. McDonald
This terrific action film is a B movie with A level acting and production values. Kristen Stewart carries the film with her no-nonsense, keep-moving-forward behavior, while also displaying recurring fear and uncertainty. But everyone contributes even as we know that we’re watching an underwater variation of a “Ten Little Indians”-style death count.
After a while in such films it almost doesn’t matter who will be next. You just know that surviving in such a deadly environment—3000 feet under the sea—is unlikely. What helps everything along is its constant, fast, and urgent pacing, as well as top notch set designs and special effects. Things tend to get a bit dark at times so I recommend watching this film with screen brightness turned up.
You could swear that much of the exterior scenes have actually been filmed under deep water given the constant swirling sand and debris as the dwindling group trudges along the ocean bottom. Set and equipment design also deserve praise; those suits by themselves look great and move realistically.
Still, I can’t imagine this film was a fun shoot for the cast and crew and I am very interested in learning more about actual production details, given what we now know about what a nightmare filming The Abyss was.
Review copyright (c) 2026 by Dennis D. McDonald
