Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Claudio Carvalho In Rio de Janeiro, Gloria (Dominique Swain) is an ambitious young woman, whose father (José WIlker) is bankrupted. When the son of his business partner, Marcos (Sebastian DeVicente), arrives in Rio, her father asks Gloria to have a trip with him in their boat Boa Vida. Gloria, her boyfriend Danny (Scott Bairstow) and their common friend Jeff (Henry Thomas) get Marcos in his hotel and they go to Angra dos Reis. While in the sea, they drink Caipirinha and beer, and Gloria flirts with the wealthy Marcos. The jealous Danny sees they kissing each other, throws Marcos in the water with a lifebuoy and drives the boat to a distant island to scare Marcos. However, they have a problem with the propellers and when they return to the spot, they do not find Marcos anymore. Afraid of the consequences of his possible drowning, they discuss alibis and how to resolve the situation, shattering their relationship in an environment of high-tension and selfishness."Dead in the Water" is an amoral tale of ambition, selfishness and greed based on three shallow characters: Gloria is an ambitious and amoral young woman, having the behavior of a slut and capable of teasing three young men looking for the best one to support her; Danny is a loser posing of executive but incapable of taking reasonable attitudes or decisions; and Jeff, who stays close to Gloria and Danny not for friendship or loyalty, but because he wants to stay with Gloria. The final twist is very ironical and suitable for this reasonable film. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Tensão em Alto-Mar" ("Tension on the High Seas")

cfmccroskey5 I saw this movie several years ago and I have been trying to find the name of it since. I love movies about seas, oceans, islands and boats. I found this movie very entertaining so much that I wish to buy it. As far as I'm concerned, it is a little like "The Beach", only different circumstances of course. If you like ironic thrillers containing oceans, and boats, I highly recommend this movie. Something like this has happened and will continue. I would also compare it to deep water of recent release. I'll admit that it has been some years since I've seen it but obviously it made an impact on me. I cannot comment on cinematography other than I remember the beautiful water where it was filmed and of course the beautiful girl. As far as the ending, I think it makes the whole movie worth watching. Hope you enjoy, I certainly did.

NextDoorGirl I saw this movie recently and although it is not a great movie, I just couldn't change the channel. Dominique's acting is really good, the guys are less than convincing but the movie still managed to keep my attention for an hour and something. The plot is not common, I mean how often do you find a movie were the characters are scared of themselves and of all the rest?, and the conflict is actually very intriguing, it really got me thinking what would I do in such a situation. It is not one of those movies easy to watch, and perhaps many people won't like it but I found it very interesting. To one of the comments that said that the "Mexican" guy wasn't good looking I would like to say two things: a) He was Brazilian. Brazilian, not Mexican. It is pretty different. and b)handsome guys do not make a movie interesting or worth watching. If you want to see a different movie, that might not be very normal you should watch this one.

Hunter1114 ***WARNING - POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD***Please, if you're thinking about going down to Blockbuster or clicking on "Rent" at Netflix...Stop! Don't waste your time or money.The premise was a little hokey, but OK, it happens. The movie outline on the IMDB page pretty much says it all...three friends take a fourth out for a day trip on the water. The odd man out disappears. The rest try to deal with the situation in less than scrupulous ways.The acting was very mediocre; Henry Thomas' career obviously peeked with ET. The dialog was somewhat forced. I felt no sympathy at all for any of them, a key element to making this kind of story work, least of all the alleged victim! And speaking of the victim, what was up with that ending?! Those of you who've seen it know exactly what I'm talking about. I know the director was trying for a very clever twist but it just didn't work. There was absolutely no thread tying the ending to the rest of the film so that it ultimately made some modicum of sense. Send back your film school diploma, guy.The short film in the bonus materials on the DVD was better than the feature. Still, save your money.