Style: Thriller Thriller
Director: Simon Stone
Synopsis: Investigative reporter Laura Blacklock (Keira Knightley) is invited onto the tremendous yacht of rich couple Richard (Man Pearce) and Anne Bullmer. Additionally becoming a member of the visitor record of worldwide elites is Ben Morgan (David Ajala), a photographer and Laura’s former lover. They’re all assembled to witness Anne’s initiation of a charitable basis earlier than her impending demise from terminal most cancers. Laura awakens in the course of the evening to a commotion within the adjoining cabin and thinks she sees a lady overboard and drowning. Regardless of all of the friends and crew being accounted for, Laura doggedly investigates the thriller of the drowning lady, and begins to uncover a conspiracy.
What Works Nicely: The posh yacht visuals are satisfyingly saturated with wealth, and Keira Knightley is reliably good as a reporter sniffing the something-is-not-quite-right odour.
What Does Not Work As Nicely: The thriller is all too simple to untangle from the clues supplied, leaving director Simon Stone with loads of on-the-water time to kill because the boat sails to its vacation spot. The opposite friends are steeped within the stereotypical snobbery of wealthy folks behaving badly, and are all consigned to forgettable superficiality. The climax is botched with amateurish staging and close-to-ridiculous character behaviour.
Key Quote:
Ben (to Laura): These folks run the world. Do not piss them off.
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