Synopsis
Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Cameron’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer. The movie offers a unique insight into Cameron's world as he makes that dream reality – and makes history – by becoming the first person to travel solo to the deepest point on the planet.
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Cast
- James CameronSelf
- Suzy AmisSelf
- Frank LotitoGiuseppe Buono
- Lachlan WoodsJacques Piccard
- Paul HenriDon Walsh
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
At its best, the film is a staggering underwater spectacle, a cinema of attractions that outclasses each of Cameron’s previous technical achievements. - 80
Variety
It’s the trench imagery itself that’s the primary attraction here, and it proves more than worth the wait. - 80
The Dissolve
It’s so high on the thrill of discovery that it might even win over people who can’t stand the guy. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
If the three hours of filming Cameron did in the Trench yield little obvious drama, the story of how the Deepsea Challenger reached those depths makes up for it. - 67
TheWrap
A National Geographic special writ large, Deepsea Challenge 3D is watchable and engaging throughout, even though it's pretty clear how everything is going to come together. - 50
Village Voice
Deepsea Challenge has too little interest in anything that's not Cameron's personal experience. - 50
New York Post
On the whole, the film would probably be more at home on cable and at a reduced running time. I’d like to see a competition series of the same name, in which rival engineers compete to see who can endure having the hard-driving Cameron for a boss. - 50
Washington Post
It’s a movie about exploring the vast, “dark continent” of the ocean’s deepest places (to quote Cameron, who produced and narrates the film) that ends up feeling claustrophobic. Much of it was shot inside a metal sphere the size of a fitness ball.
