An unsuspecting fisherman discovers a yacht and climbs aboard. The yacht seems empty and abandoned, but is this really the case ? As mishap follows mishap and accident follows accident, the fisherman needs to fight - against the sea, against the vessel, perhaps even against a hidden enemy playing a game of cat-and-mouse...
"The Boat" is a tense and suspenseful movie situated somewhere between thriller and horror movie. It juxtaposes the vast expanse of the wide-open sea to the tiny, cramped quarters of a ship, and makes excellent use of the scare potential of both elements. (I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but there are a few scenes certain to drive viewers suffering from claustrophobia to the edge of madness.) Thematically we're not too far removed from the classic "Duel", in which an unsuspecting citizen finds himself pursued by a malignant driver who seems to be the human servant to a giant and ominous truck.
"The Boat" is notable for having a capable, professional protagonist who does not panic easily and actually knows his way around a ship. It's a refreshing change to the many badly-conceived movies in which sailors can't sail, soldiers can't fight or architects can't build.
The ending, perhaps, wasn't all I had been hoping for, but still : a creditable achievement.
Fine musical score.
"The Boat" is a tense and suspenseful movie situated somewhere between thriller and horror movie. It juxtaposes the vast expanse of the wide-open sea to the tiny, cramped quarters of a ship, and makes excellent use of the scare potential of both elements. (I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but there are a few scenes certain to drive viewers suffering from claustrophobia to the edge of madness.) Thematically we're not too far removed from the classic "Duel", in which an unsuspecting citizen finds himself pursued by a malignant driver who seems to be the human servant to a giant and ominous truck.
"The Boat" is notable for having a capable, professional protagonist who does not panic easily and actually knows his way around a ship. It's a refreshing change to the many badly-conceived movies in which sailors can't sail, soldiers can't fight or architects can't build.
The ending, perhaps, wasn't all I had been hoping for, but still : a creditable achievement.
Fine musical score.