An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world.
Director:
Alister Grierson
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Title: Sanctum (2011)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Richard Roxburgh | ... | Frank | |
| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Carl | |
| Rhys Wakefield | ... | Josh | |
| Alice Parkinson | ... | Victoria | |
| Dan Wyllie | ... | Crazy George (as Daniel Wyllie) | |
| Christopher James Baker | ... | J.D. (as Christopher Baker) | |
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Nicole Downs | ... | Liz |
| Allison Cratchley | ... | Judes | |
| Cramer Cain | ... | Luko | |
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Andrew Hansen | ... | Dex |
| John Garvin | ... | Jim Sergeant | |
| Sean Dennehy | ... | Chopper Pilot | |
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Nea Diap | ... | Kastom Shaman |
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea. Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever? Written by Universal Pictures
This movie entertains from start to finish. Are the characters "two dimensional"? To me not in any sense (ha ha, yes the movie is 3D, lousy pun intended).
But seriously, for two hours you are taken on a brutal subterranean adventure. I liked the fact that it IS believable. It isn't just action - it is a true human drama and shows the good and bad that can come from people in a life or death situation. And I didn't think it was predictable (for the most part, anyway). I am guessing that the reviewers just didn't like the characters, but that is no fault of the actors; the characters were quite realistic, which I considered a huge plus, while others might have preferred something else. I do need to give a disclaimer that I did not research the "true" story and watched purely from the perspective that it is 100% fiction, so I'm not saying this is an accurate depiction of real events. But it sure seemed like something that could happen.
It isn't "The Black Swan". It isn't "True Grit". It won't be sweeping the Academy Awards. But was it entertaining and worth the price admission? Without question - I actually found it more enjoyable and gripping than anything I have seen in some time. Highly recommended - give it a fair chance!