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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New York Daily NewsAriel ScottiNew York Daily NewsAriel ScottiWhat unfolds is a smart, tense nail-biter that’s bound to leave some clinging to the shoreline this summer.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisThis flick is a summer diversion, pure and simple, so don’t expect a deep message.
- 75TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeIt’s lean and mean, focused and direct, and the jolts are both effective and well earned
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'Angelo47 Meters Down never remotely approaches greatness, but for an hour or so, its unfussy, workmanlike portrait of ordinary people in crisis (plus killer sharks) gets the job done.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreSilly as it sounds, 47 Meters Down is downright intense. And it manages the odd surprise twist, too.
- 50Boston GlobeTom RussoBoston GlobeTom RussoNot that the movie’s various shortcomings are all on Moore. British genre director and co-writer Johannes Roberts (“Storage 24”) gives her nothing but trite drama to work with in setting up the story, and an overload of distracting, reductive prattle once she hits the water.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIn the lulls between bouts of yammering, however, the director, Johannes Roberts, concentrates on building a solid atmosphere of desperation.
- 50IndieWireMichael NordineIndieWireMichael Nordine47 Meters Down sinks rather than swims, even if there are a few buoyant moments along the way.
- 38Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithLike Lisa and Kate’s pendular swings between hope and despair, Johannes Roberts’s film can’t help alternating between the genuinely terrifying and the just plain dumb.
- 33The PlaylistKimber MyersThe PlaylistKimber MyersThough 47 Meters Down perfunctorily succeeds in its aims to terrify the audience, it’s not as much fun as it could be due to it’s beyond brainless script, its casual sexism and its idiot characters.