Dykket [1989]

Here's a funny thing: a deepsea suspense movie without any monsters, aliens, nuclear weapons, ridiculous characterisations, exploding heads, giant prawns or wet t-shirts. Two oil riggers are trapped in a damaged bell off the coats of Norway and, while the traditional storm rages above, the nail-chewing topsiders try to get them up. It's a simple storyline, neatly embroidered and expertly played by an unfamiliar anglo-Norwegian cast. Unlike the Americans trapped in other undersea movies, everyone here chokes back their emotions and avoids overacting, taking their predicament with Scott-of-the-Antarctic-like dignity.
KIM NEWMAN

First Published In: Empire [issue unknown]

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