Review – Deepstar Six

Of the two attempts to steal thunder from The Abyss, this one is by far the worst. Well, okay, maybe not by far. But it’s still a cheap, cheesy excuse for an underwater remake of Aliens. The film-makers wisely decided to make as little use of their rubber monster as possible. Unfortunately, they fill most of the time the monster isn’t on screen with long, drawn-out, un-suspenseful suspense sequences typically provoked by unbelievable plot twists predicated on the thinnest of character motivations. Or, put more briefly, this is one of those horror thrillers that barely keeps you upright in your seat, let alone on the edge of it. See if desperate