Film Review: ‘Underwater’: ‘Alien’ Knockoff’s Moral: Don’t Go to Extremes and Wake Monsters

Mark Jackson
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“Underwater” makes no attempt to hide the fact that it’s “Alien” in the Mariana Trench, an ocean-floor (instead of an outer-space) monster movie starring Kristen Stewart instead of Sigourney Weaver. Immediately, one wants to know two things: Is the monster any good? Is K-Stew any good?

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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