When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.
Practical Effects
Real gator puppets mixed with CGI. Old school Aja knows his craft.
Sound
Water audio design that'll make you hold your breath involuntarily.
Acting
Kaya Scodelario commits fully to physical horror. No vanity here.
Director
Alexandre Aja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alexandre Aja shot most water scenes in a Serbian tank because Florida was too unpredictable during actual hurricane season.
The film quietly inverts Jaws: instead of 'don't go in the water,' it's 'the water is coming for you, and so are they.'
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