three be a seriously dumb shipwreck movie . masquerade a a psychological thriller and it close relative be the monumentally superior dead calm ( also feature billy zane ) . dead calm provide well drawn character to root for in the form of sam neil and nicole kidman grieve parent attempt to re define their relationship on an ocean cruise . they end up be terrorise by zane adrift psycho killer . it provide sharp and increasingly ratchet suspense and a scary feeling of claustrophobia in open sea a the cat and mouse game of life and death unfolded . three suffers from poorly draw characterisation ( the audience doesn not care what happen to any of them ) and a stupid and unnecessary voodoo plot device and a total lack of suspense or excitement and some thudding and hammy performance from the principal player . zane in particular go way over the top in an irritatingly mannered fashion . in dead calm he be menace and wire and seethe with barely control sexual violence . here he be bombastic and petulant slimy and and unravelled . and where do he get his seemingly inexhaustible supply of dry cigarette and cigar . and how come his lighter stay full of juice for over a year . m brook be very picturesque and stunningly pretty and but both her chest and rear appear to have be wildly over inflate by some sort of life raft pump . they do and however and succeed in act with more skill and conviction than the rest of her . dramatic actress and in the pure sense of the term and she be not . the guy play the voodoo hex manuel and the third component of this sorry triangle and could have be replace by a lump of driftwood no one would notice . in fact and judging by his complete lack of ability to deliver dialogue in any meaningful or dynamic way and driftwood represent a potential improvement in the casting stake ( excuse pun ) . plus side represent the scenery be nice and the cinematography ( above and below the water ) be credible . i be guess this have a very limited ( if any ) theatrical release or go straight to rental and retail dvd . the reason for this be it not very good . if you want something decent along these line and get dead calm . it be make by people who know a bit about cinema .