Sanctum
Master diver Frank McGuire is a leader diver comes a dangerous underwater cave with his son and his team. They feel interesting and surprise at the largest, most wonderful and least accessible cave system.
20 November 1988, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
1970, Australia
6 October 1973, Cardiff, Wales, UK
1971, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
23 January 1962, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
March 11, 2016
Coupled with Frank's borderline sociopathic 'survival of the fittest' philosophy and his son Rhys Wakefield's bland sulkiness, there's not one likeable character to care about when things go wrong.
August 26, 2013
While Sanctum isn't a great film, it's enjoyable for the thrilling element.
February 05, 2011
Sometimes the sets look like, well, Styrofoam. So do the actors.
October 04, 2012
Mixed in with flat characters and tense action is an incredible 3D visual component - which is where Cameron's involvement in the project is most apparent.
February 04, 2011
After a sluggish half hour, this well-crafted adventure kicks into high gear and never lets up.
February 25, 2011
Despite the millions clearly poured into it, the film feels cheap and amateurish. See it on IMAX if you wish, but the flaws will only look bigger.
February 04, 2011
There's just water, water everywhere - and no one stops to think.
February 04, 2011
Stick that camera down an aquatic cave, wrap a paper-thin plot around it, slap the whole thing up on an IMAX screen and call it a movie. More truth in advertising: Call it a lame movie.
May 03, 2015
I couldn't wait for these people to drown.
September 28, 2012
It's a continuing clash between laughably poor acting and ultra-serious brow-furrowing that renders Sanctum unintentionally hilarious, thereby deflating it completely.
October 07, 2011
Its downfall is its cliché-riddled and fusty script.
June 30, 2013
The strong special effects can't overcome the story's sour focus on pain and hopelessness.
