Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Dreadfully Boring

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

I love film, even bad film, but this one was just too filled with technical mistakes, bad dialogue and, for a movie about a sailboat, contained more sailboat related inaccuracies than Wiley Coyote has relative to physics. There was one scene, in particular, where someone wrapped a line around a self tailing winch, in a way that would have jammed and taken a long time to fix.Other major problems, a 50 foot boat is just too small for 7 people, let alone, an official captain and navigator. Captains of boat under 100 feet do not normally bark orders like "everyone on deck", and never have their own navigator. I am not sure where this is all supposed to have taken place, but the tropical fish that they showed could be found in an aquarium, or in India or Australia. They showed giant kelp beds, like you would find in California, and then stock footage of fish that could not be found anywhere near California.Had the plot been interesting, maybe I would not have focused in on these details, but I can tell you that this master director/producer/writer must have very little experience with sailboats. Cute girls, nice boat, and lots of pretty backdrops, but crazy inane dialogue and a plot as thin as consume'.I normally like to recommend bad movies, this one I cannot.

The film has some really beautifully shot scenes and the young actors show a great deal of potential. The script does have some weak spots, but the actors give it their best shot and it's fun to see it now and be able to "remember when" later when they really hit their strides. Edward Albert is a true pro - a cross between Captain Ahab and Captain Kirk and he brings a sense of campy fun to the movie.The story is a real "...and then there were none" mystery. Who's going to die next - and how? Who's the killer? It has a twist at the end that leaves you wondering whether or not you should smile.Don't be put off by the surface - this movie has more than it appears to! Remember, like the tag says: "Terror Runs Deep"

This movie is to psychological thrillers what porno's are to romantic comedies. Awful script, painfully poorly acted, and awkward transitions make this among the worst movies ever. The cinematography was the only semi-decent 'quality' for this black hole of time. I am saddened to think that the time I lost watching this flick will be gone forever. I want to know who paid for this movie to be produced. I have a sneaking suspicion that Violet's daddy (From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) put up the money to satisfy a spoiled child. SAVE YOURSELF and STEER CLEAR!

Despite the fact that I have been a fan of Edward Albert's since a teenager, this film is hardly worth mentioning in his filmography. Albert plays a captain of a sailboat for hire, catering to what looks like rejects from the Laguna Beach set. The movie is pointless, and irritatingly confusing but just silly enough for you to get a chuckle from the fun you are going to be making of it. Of course there is the clichéd scenes dear to every post Jaws rip off that include sharks, and islands. But in this film, these features were especially badly done. One wonders why animal activists didn't applaud the makers of Sea of Fear for making the fish more agreeable than the people. Oh, let me also mention that there is a preposterous "pirate" song rendition added as "atmosphere". I could not understand the words, nor could I possible believe Mr. Albert was at all serious when he gruffs his way through a couple of stanzas. I am not so sure the actor who played "Tom", singing it at the end of the film felt quite the same way. Anyhow, the actors, aside from Mr. Albert are unknown and unknowable, and I hope they did something creative and perhaps compassionate with the money they earned from this stinker. Goodness knows,the producers had no mercy on us.