Although the film can be tense, is capable of holding us in the moment, and avoids indulging ludicrous twists, it never supersedes its base functionality.

| Feb 29, 2024

Infinite blue is the color of a true hell, an omnipresent danger that crushes the girls with the same force as it does the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2023

Flashbacks while in the water to the often harsh treatment of the girls by their overbearing father are more intrusive than informative. In the end, The Dive is an admirable niche film for a limited audience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 7, 2023

This thriller portrays the situation with minimalism and realism, creating constant tension and producing feelings of anguish without having to resort to special effects or unnecessary subplots. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 3, 2023

The urgency of the conflict raised, the agile direction of Maximilian Erlenwein and the energetic cinematography by Frank Greibe (Run, Lola, Run) pressurize the story. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 2, 2023

Wowie. What an excellent, tight, sweat-inducing survival thriller The Dive is...Director Max Erlenwein does a superb job turning the screws...Top stuff.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2023

Though The Dive will be regarded by many as a no-frills, low-thrills affair, it is pointedly effective in conveying what it is like to be involved in an improvised rescue of someone near and dear to you.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2023

… a gripping and engaging ride.

| Original Score: 15/20 | Oct 27, 2023

"The Dive" is fine. It manages to develop some tension and boasts good performances, but between the unclear internal conflicts, and a mid level of tension (which should have been MUCH higher), it doesn't completely convince. Full review in Spanish.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 20, 2023

The ticking clock element of the narrative is underused and The Dive feels like it has so much potential, but no clear direction where it wants to head.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 28, 2023

Intermittent moments of fleeting suspense punctuate literal and figurative murkiness (I gave up trying to figure out what was going on) as it flails around trying to pad itself out to feature length.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 10, 2023

The result is exactly as it sounds. It’s a story of survival, failing to do much of anything new or make it worth taking a dip at all.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 7, 2023

'The Dive' is a quick hit thriller that conjures enough scenes in its landscape to make you feel its urgent calls to action. The commitment to that feels thrilling, while the attempts to color in the lines with more character depth can be a distraction.

| Sep 5, 2023

The Dive is a harrowing, real-time thriller that guarantees this author will never set foot in scuba gear. The drama does run a little thick, but the life or death scenario keeps you gasping for air until the credits.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 4, 2023

It’s a taut thriller, a perfect COVID-era production, and a real step forward for director Erlenwein.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 1, 2023

The tension in this film is terrific.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 31, 2023

The film sets up a great ticking clock scenario and then spends much of the rest of the film stalling the urgency of the suspense.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 30, 2023

The film is a tight-enough thriller, but some of the potential tension is sapped because the script skips over key moments of characterization that could help better define the story's stakes.

| Aug 29, 2023

It's intensely claustrophobic and thalassophobic at the same time but also beautifully shot – making the most of the open water and vistas of the desolate landscape that borders the water.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2023

Even if there are quite a few sequences that chronicle uninteresting activities, seemingly to show attention to detail while padding out the running time, the driving through-line of this sibling relationship is what keeps the audience gripped.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 28, 2023