Director: Simon Stone
Starring: Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce
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Running Time: 95 minutes
Synopsis: Investigative reporter Laura Blacklock (Keira Knightley) is invited onto the super yacht of wealthy couple Richard (Guy Pearce) and Anne Bullmer. Also joining the guest list of international elites is Ben Morgan (David Ajala), a photographer and Laura's former lover. They are all assembled to witness Anne's initiation of a charitable foundation before her impending demise from terminal cancer. Laura awakens in the middle of the night to a commotion in the adjacent cabin and thinks she sees a woman overboard and drowning. Despite all the guests and crew being accounted for, Laura doggedly investigates the mystery of the drowning woman, and starts to uncover a conspiracy.
Synopsis: Investigative reporter Laura Blacklock (Keira Knightley) is invited onto the super yacht of wealthy couple Richard (Guy Pearce) and Anne Bullmer. Also joining the guest list of international elites is Ben Morgan (David Ajala), a photographer and Laura's former lover. They are all assembled to witness Anne's initiation of a charitable foundation before her impending demise from terminal cancer. Laura awakens in the middle of the night to a commotion in the adjacent cabin and thinks she sees a woman overboard and drowning. Despite all the guests and crew being accounted for, Laura doggedly investigates the mystery of the drowning woman, and starts to uncover a conspiracy.
What Works Well: The luxury 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 Well: The mystery is all too easy to untangle from the clues provided, leaving director Simon Stone with plenty of on-the-water time to kill as the boat sails to its destination. The other guests are steeped in the stereotypical snobbery of rich people 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 people run the world. Don't piss them off.
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