January 22, 2006
Into The Blue DVD
Paul Walker .... Jared
Jessica Alba .... Sam
Scott Caan .... Bryce
Ashley Scott .... Amanda
Javon Frazer .... Danny
Josh Brolin .... Bates
James Frain .... Reyes
Tyson Beckford .... Primo
Dwayne Adway .... Roy
During an interview with her in the Behind the Scenes featurette on the DVD, Jessica Alba calls this a "Chick Flick." I do believe she's confused. Chick Flick implies that the female is the center of the story and the heroine. This movie is a Guy Flick: lots of action and lots of pretty girls in bikinis. Plot and characterization be damned.
The 4 main leads were all pretty to look at but Paul Walker's acting style is so leaden it almost hurts to watch. There's no real chemistry between any of the leads so it's hard to understand why they're friends (or lovers as the case may be) and you get almost no background on anyone so you have no idea why they act the way they do (especially the Amanda character).
I gave it 3 halos because some of the action scenes were original and took place underwater. I'm betting that a lot of the underwater scenes probably looked awesome on the big screen but there's no way I would've paid $8-$10 to see this movie in a theatre.
The DVD has 3 featurettes by way of Special Features. A Behind the Scenes look, Deleted Scenese (tons!), and Screen Tests.