Should you watch The Abyss?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Abyss
Film · 1989
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
The sides of The Abyss
- An oil rig crew under the sea
- A sunken nuclear submarine
- Something glowing in the deep
The Abyss is good for you if…
- you like the idea of something alive and glowing at the bottom of the ocean.
- you like a crew trapped deep underwater with the air running out.
- you like James Cameron's huge underwater sets.
The Abyss is bad for you if…
- two hours and twenty minutes is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at a big message about humanity.
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