Into the Blue (2005)
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A group of treasure hunters discovers a sunken plane filled with cocaine, leading to a deadly confrontation with a drug lord.
The story
In the Bahamas, Jared, a passionate diver, and his childhood friend Bryce, along with Bryce's girlfriend Amanda, discover the remains of a legendary pirate ship and a crashed plane. While the group seeks treasure, they find the plane is carrying a cargo of cocaine belonging to a dangerous drug lord named Reyes. When they attempt to sell some of the drugs, they draw the attention of Reyes, who threatens them with deadly consequences. The group must navigate the dangers of the ocean and the criminal underworld as they are forced to deal with the illicit cargo while pursuing their original goal of salvaging historical artifacts.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a sea plane crashes off the coast of The Bahamas, Jared and his friend Bryce, along with Bryce's girlfriend Amanda, discover the wreck and its cargo of cocaine. They initially refuse to help the drug lord, Reyes, but are eventually forced into it after Bryce and Amanda try to sell some bricks. Reyes threatens them, and the group is forced to salvage the drugs. During a dive, Amanda is attacked and killed by a tiger shark. Sam, Jared's partner, discovers the situation and is eventually captured by Derek Bates, Reyes' partner. Bates kills Reyes and his crew, then takes Sam hostage. Jared and Bryce attempt a rescue mission on Bates's ship. During the confrontation, Jared lures Bates's divers into the water where they are attacked by sharks. Jared eventually confronts Bates in the plane and kills him with an exploding air tank. Six weeks later, the trio continues salvaging the pirate ship, the Zephyr, but a cannon sinks, and Bryce continues to search for gold.
- First release year
- 2005
- Runtime (minutes)
- 110
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- John Stockwell
- Writers
- Matt Johnson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Paul Walker; Jessica Alba; Scott Caan; Ashley Scott; Josh Brolin; James Frain
- Genres
- action-thriller; adventure
- Themes
- Greed; Danger; Adventure
- Tone and mood
- Action; Suspenseful
- Premise and plot tags
- Treasure Hunting; Underwater Action; Crime
- Franchise connections
- Into the Blue
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics and had a mixed or average rating on Metacritic, while audiences gave it a 'B' grade on CinemaScore.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 45 · scale: 100 · review count: 28
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Awards · Worst Actress · 26th · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was shot in the Bahamas using live, wild sharks.; A dive mask was lost during filming and allegedly taken by a shark.; The production held parties at a residence where strange events involving local women occurred.
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