If you are a fan of fast paced monster films that are filled with kills and insane encounters then I would probably check elsewhere. If you want to see people put on wet suits and take them off and put them back on, well this is the film for you! I have never see a film where the act of putting on a suit to explore the ocean was more prolific in a movie than the monster in said film. One scene the poor guy was struggling to buckle up and you can tell it was painful! On the plus side, it had a very interesting premise which one wishes they could have explored more rather than seeing the characters change into wet suits and change back out of them...
The story, some big naval guy comes to a sea lab due to the scientists discovering a strange object. This dude immediately takes charge, but he and an engineer on the underwater station have a history and are bitter towards one another. The engineer is trying to woo a woman, who apparently likes and is attracted to a man who leaves people to die. Well, the strange object seems to be extraterrestrial in nature and when they go on board a strange object is found. The military man wishes to leave it, but his rival wants to take it and by golly, it is some sort of egg of a fish monster!
Lots of padding in a film that really had a premise that did not really need any. You could have done much more with the monster and the ship, but in lieu of that, we get diving prep and tragic backstories. At one point, we even get the same scene repeated! The actors and actresses are standard fare for this type of film not really adding anything, but not detracting either.
So, we get a monster that looks kind of like the Zora from Legend of Zelda and we get a ship of unknown origin. However, we get a lot more time watching people switch out clothes! I don't know, maybe watching this process was more exciting in the 60's or something? If they could have just added more monster and actual action this thing could have been good, but as it is, I am just not that interested in diving prep...
