Wonderful character development!

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Having been recommended Deep Blue from watching Oceans(2009) just a couple of days back, I was astounded by it. The visuals are sharp and clear, with the sceneries gorgeous and like with Oceans Deep Blue contains some of the best underwater photography I have seen not just recently but ever. The music is wonderful and fits perfectly. The narration is intelligent, if lacking in detail compared to other documentaries I've seen, and delivered in an understated way by Pierce Brosnan in the English version. The animals steal the show alongside the visuals, often cute(the penguins) or menacing(killer whales), and any scene with them conveys an emotional impact of some kind, whether a scene of beauty like with the dolphins or grim with the killer whales killing its prey. All in all, a visual masterpiece and certainly interesting. 10/10 Bethany Cox

BBC produced documentary focusing on the seas and oceans of the globe. Light on narration (Michael Gambon does the British version Pierce Brosnan the US one) and heavy on visuals this is an often beautiful film to look at. I can only imagine how this film would have played on the big screen. I picked this up since it was recommended in connection with the BBC film Earth that knocked my socks off a few months back. As amazing as the film is I found it at times a bit too much of a good thing. There is too much slow motion at times and while I understand that fish travel in schools there is to many shots of the swarming schools for my complete enjoyment. I think seeing the film in relative close proximity to a repeat viewing of Earth hurt my enjoyment since a couple of the sequences came off as very similar. Reservations aside this is a film that demand to be seen on as big a screen as possible because there are things in the film that will make you ooh and ah.. Worth a look.

We watched this film in school the other day. I thought that it would have just been some half-hour National Geographic special on the ocean, but it was actually a real movie. They showed us creatures at the bottom of the ocean, and more. The cinematography was excellent, and the music score was also well-done. It always fit with what was going on. It wasn't just some footage from Jaws 4 and an Australian-voiced cartoon character making shark jokes. It was a very well done film, and it was narrated by Pierce Brosnan of James Bond fame. I suggest renting it or something. Hope this review was helpful and all. I give Deep Blue an 8/10.

"So far we have only touched the surface (...) the greatest experience of nature on screen" proclaimed the leaflets advertising the documentary. Since such films on big screen in cinema are a rarity, as a matter of fact, not many people felt encouraged to see DEEP BLUE. Perhaps, we are too much addicted to action films and all fictions possible. In this way, many of us have forgotten that it is also possible to admire real nature on screen. I also must admit that I am not a fan of such documentaries. What usually bores me in them are the number of sophisticated terms provided to the viewer, which makes it all too scientific. Nevertheless, I went to see DEEP BLUE for the sake of images that addressed my curiosity. And I do not regret! It was wonderful throughout. The film is, foremost, a stunning image which pays tribute to the variety of life, mostly the life under the waters.First of all, it is important to mention that the documentary is not very long and serves a useful purpose not being a too detailed insight into some facts of life in the ocean. Besides, the film is really visually stunning. You see the underwater world as if you were there. All kinds of fishes of various shapes and colors are a feast for the eyes. You see the entire joy and freedom of their lives as well as the necessity to defend themselves from deadly dangers. The atmosphere is great and the "action" is very involving. Moreover, the philharmonic orchestral music in the background makes the experience even more unforgettable. The most impressive moment for me was when the journey to the deep began and the pictures we could see were fewer and fewer due to darkness. How unbelievable it is how much the sunlight provides to the earth. These creatures that have never seen the light look completely different, as if not from this world. Some of them surprised me totally. Yet, they also have the desire to live... There are also other wonderful moments showing life on the ground, particularly the polar bear and penguins. This is filmed with great commitment, indeed.DEEP BLUE is not a film for everyone. Some people may not find anything special in it. Perhaps, that is why the cinemas in Poland had it for only 10 up to 15 days while other films are being showed for two months or even longer. Yet, I would recommend DEEP BLUE to anyone who can still admire the variety of beauties on "the planet of life" that the earth, not unintentionally, is. But remember to see it on the big screen. The film is foremost an experience of image!