With so many shark movies being made involving people falling prey while they are out in the open water, it is a surprise that so few of these are done as found footage. Predators of the Deep is a mockumentary about four people who disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico while searching for a sunken Spanish ship that may have contained gold. The film follows the formula for found footage by showing a graphic about the footage located after the group disappeared. It is mixed in with clips of the four people, including Miguel Diaz, discussing the investment proposal needed to search for and recover this treasure. The film also includes segments from the families and other parties concerning the disappearance of the group as the footage is shown of the group snorkel diving in waters that will prove to be treacherous. The movie is a routine found footage style with clips of the lost party mixed in with video testimonies. While the footage of the lost group looked decent, the rest of the testimonials took up too much time. While the film presents itself with a mystery premise, the movie's last few minutes will reveal the true outcome, and it will be pretty obvious what occurred. Overall, Predators of the Deep is a decently made indie film, and, as found footage, has a good subject matter, but as with so much found footage, the ending will hit or miss with the audience.
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