Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious) and Jessica Alba (Sin City) are a totally adorable beach-bum couple who discover an underwater wreck full of pirate goodies…located next to one full of more contemporary loot—cocaine—offering them plenty to jibber jabber about in their not-so-adorable "look, Ma, I went to acting school!" way until the thriller plot belatedly kicks in during the film's second half. John Stockwell's (Blue Crush) Into the Blue pretends to be about treasure hunting in the Caribbean, when it's really about watching almost-naked beautiful people flouncing around in crystal-clear tropical waters for the better part of two hours. Unfortunately, the film breaks an unspoken but obvious (in retrospect) cinematic rule: namely, no Paul Walker movie should be more than 87 minutes long, and Into the Blue seriously wears out its welcome long before the credits roll. Not recommended. [Note: Available in either widescreen or full screen versions, DVD extras include audio commentary by director John Stockwell, a “Diving Deeper” making-of featurette (21 min.), 10 deleted scenes with optional commentary (18 min.), three screen tests of costars Paul Walker, Scott Caan, and Tyson Beckford (6 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: a decent extras package for an unremarkable film.] (M. Johanson)
Into the Blue
Sony, 110 min., PG-13, DVD: $28.99, Dec. 27 Volume 21, Issue 1
Into the Blue
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