Black Water (2018) Movie Review

By Newguy

Black Water – Movie Review

Director: Pasha Patriki

Writer: Chad Law, Tyler W Konney, Richard Switzer (Screenplay)

Cast

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport)
  • Dolph Lundgren (Expendables)
  • Al Sapienza (Big George Foreman)
  • Courtney Blythe Turk (The Bad Shepherd)
  • Jasmine Waltz (Poker Run)

Plot: A deep-cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine.

Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Black Water starts when undercover operative Wheeler (Van Damme) is captured and thrown to a CIA black site. He is contained in a submarine as Ferris (Kilpatrick) wants answers for a missing item. However, Wheeler gets double-crossed and must fend for himself.

Wheeler joins forces with inmate Marco (Lundgren) as they plan an escape. The pair team up with guard Cass (Waltz) as they must fight their way off the submarine. However, they are now seen as a threat to everyone on board, leading to them getting hunted down. Can they escape before it is too late?

Verdict on Black Water

Black Water is an action thriller following a doubled-crossed undercover operative. He gets captured and turned on by his handlers and thrown in a black site. Once captured, he must learn who to trust as he searches for a way to clear his name.

This movie takes us on a corrupt mission which sees an expert agent turned on. It creates a contained environment to keep the action tight and with limitations. Even if most of the action is similar throughout each scene with more shooting than fighting sequences. It is a fun little late-night action movie, but never lives up to the potential the lead stars could unleash on the movie.

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Final ThoughtsBlack Water is an entertaining late-night action movie.