
Let me tell you, Deep Water feels…empty. It’s like the filmmakers were afraid to actually say anything, to suggest there’s any real substance beneath the surface. The characters are paper-thin, and the themes are hammered over your head with such force it’s almost comical. There’s this bizarre scene where Aaron Eckhart’s character, a first officer, randomly offers life advice to a little girl about detours – it’s so out of nowhere it made me laugh. And then there’s Dan, played by Angus Sampson, who isn’t just a typical annoying passenger; he’s a walking disaster. He harasses the flight attendants, can’t stop smoking, cuts the line, and – get this – throws away the emergency GPS device! Oh, and he causes the plane crash with his faulty phone charger. Seriously. The audacity of this character is unbelievable. There’s a moment after the crash, with wreckage everywhere, and Dan is just casually grabbing peanuts and asking a wounded stewardess for a drink. Honestly, I half-expected to see a title card saying ‘Dan Presents…’ – it felt like he was directing the whole thing.