the first time i become aware of open water be drive home one night in 2003 stuck in the usual traffic jam when i notice a huge bill board advertise the movie . blair witch meet jaw . be the slogan above an image of two petrified character in the ocean with a large shark fin in front of them . be a big fan of jaw and have be impress by the blair witch project i decide i would see it when release . i be far intrigue when i read the premise for the story . after i finish college i spend some time in and among other place and cairn and australia where i have family . there be a great deal of talk about the outer edge and the peace core worker tom and eileen lonergan who have disappear . arm with all the detail i have learn from the local in cairn two year before open water be release and this become a must see for me . unfortunately it be a huge disappointment . the movie omit most of the interesting element of the real story . you be present with two unlikable character who we be give no background to and very little reason to care about what happen to them . more than half of the screen time be devote to watch the two of them bob up and down in the ocean . i have read many review here that state how fantastic this piece of independent cinema be . i be afraid i disagree . it be a boring and uninteresting and inaccurate piece of movie making . i have do some dive myself and there be many inaccuracy in the ocean scene . to name a couple and shark do not tend to have the courtesy to wait until you be actually dead before they start consume you and try to drown yourself in a wet suit be damn near impossible . this movie would have be so much more interesting if they have incorporate some of the real story into the drama . do they fake their own death . be their diary an indication that this be do deliberately . be the diver message slate with a plea for help genuine or a hoax . sadly and none of this be include . the real genius of the production be the marketing team that lion gate film employ to promote the film . the advertising campaign be vast and guarantee that public interest would be sufficient to make a profit on their investment . when the credit roll and the light come up the night i saw this movie and i hear one man behind me shout be that it . which draw great laughter from the rest of the audience . that be the most entertaining part of the whole experience .