schwinnhund This is such a blatant ripoff it is almost laughable. But instead of a 747 and an all-star cast, we get a poorly done space shuttle and really bad actors, screenwriters, etc... The space shuttle (or any other aircraft, for that matter) would not survive a dunk so deep that a DSRV would be needed. It would crush like a Coors can before 300 ft. Any shallower than that, and the astronauts could just don space suits and swim to the surface. This was a really stupid idea for a movie plot (especially since it had been done before, and a lot better...)If this flick ever makes it to TV, the best part of it will be the commercials.

rcreekmur I found the basic premise of this movie to be quite interesting. A craft designed to go into space that ends up sinking beneath the ocean. The special effects were a bit weak, but I found the opening sequence where the mission goes bad and they have to abort to be rather exciting.Then the talking starts. It seems the one woman crew member gets around NASA pretty well. She is married to a NASA commander who did not fly on this mission, and has told him she wants a divorce. There's some history with the commander of the current mission, and despite the fact that he should be focusing on the crew's survival, all he can think about is getting back together after her divorce is final.This soap opera is doomed once the focus changes from survival to who Amanda is going to choose to hook up with. And then when her husband climbs into a mini-sub and drops into the shuttle at the bottom of the ocean - all plausibility is completely gone! It's hard to describe how horrible this movie becomes. When you stop caring if the characters live or die and want them to just shut up about their stupid relationship, there's really no point in watching any more. I, like others reviewing this film, want my two hours back. I will never understand how such totally inept, weak movies get made. Who pays for them? And why? And doesn't anybody ever look at what they are doing and realize there's absolutely NOTHING of value getting onto the screen?

mike-3043 The famous physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, once described students physics paper as "It's not even wrong". That describes this movie. Now I don't demand absolute technical accuracy in the movies I enjoy. I'm not one of those who freak out because space ships make noise in the vacuum of space. But when they make a movie about real life things, like the space shuttle for instance, I expect at last half an attempt to make it believable. A summary of glaring inaccuracies. Don't worry, while some may call these spoilers, there's nothing here to spoil...When the shuttle attempts an RTL (Return to Launch) abort, they do a nose over, a half a barrel roll and then attempt a turn to starboard....uh, with the external fuel tank still attached and the main engines firing. Uh, NO.When they do jettison the external fuel tank, the main engines continue firing for time and then later shut down. Sorry, the space shuttle doesn't carry any internal fuel.When they find they can't make it back to launch point, NASA instructs them to do a trans-Atlantic crossing and land in Europe. They inform NASA they can't because they've lost their main engines. What, they were going to fly it across the Atlantic like an airplane? And then there's the ditching in the ocean, and the shuttle sinks to the bottom. Yes, the shuttle is built to be air tight, but its designed to hold pressure in, not out. Put that thing under water and it would get crushed like a beer can.When it appears that the oxygen supply, which was enough to keep them alive for days in space, will only last a few hours under water, they need a way to escape. So they turn to the satellite they were carrying into orbit. The plan? Get into the satellite, jettison it, and let it take them to the surface. Space and weight are at an absolute premium on satellites. They don't have room for people inside, and even if they did, it's certainly not pressurized with an air supply. Oh, and a ten ton satellite definitely won't float. A friend of mine works for a company that builds satellites. I'll have to ask him how deep they test them under water.And this all says nothing about the acting, or lack of therein. Dale Midkiff appears to put all his energy into convincing the world that he's a real bad boy. The only thing bad is his acting. The good news is, he's the high point in this stink bomb.Basically this move is just silly. A total waste of time.To put in simply, this movie is just silly.

enterprise_m Let me just say, I only saw the last 45 minutes of this, but I freaking loved it. A great idea, because let's face it, a space ship underwater is cool. Also great acting. I smell sequel. I was kicking myself for not tuning in sooner and therefore seeing the whole movie. Plus I was in China when I saw it so I didn't even know what channel I was watching. But like I said, this movie was great. I was about to go to bed, but just five minutes hooked me and I watched till the end. A great time. I would recommend this movie to any of my friends, as it is definitely one that can be watched more than once. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when I find this movie for purchase, I will in fact do so, and then not only watch it from the beginning but invite my friends to do so as well.