A follow-up to 2017’s surprise hit removes the cage and finds surprising suspense as four teens try to survive an underwater onslaught
Closing out the summer with far greater efficiency than one might expect, the brisk, brutal sequel 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is notably impressive because it almost didn’t exist at all. Its predecessor was originally sentenced to a muted home entertainment premiere in 2016 before another studio picked it up, repackaged it and pushed it to the following summer, gifting it with a splashy theatrical bow. It paid off: the $5m budget film bit off a $62m worldwide gross, making it one of the most successful independent releases of 2017.
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