“The Dive” (**1/2 out of four) was a good-looking but empty and overly familiar suspense thriller about two sisters (Louisa Krause and Sophie Lowe) who go on a perilous dive in remote waters; when one of them is hit by a rock and trapped roughly 30 meters below the surface and facing depleting oxygen and frigid temperatures, the other sister races against time to save her. Beautiful underwater cinematography from Frank Griebe and a few harrowing moments make this worthwhile although it falters storywise and is derivative of other underwater thrillers. Film is actually a remake of the 2020 Norway thriller “Breaking Surface” but owes more than a bit to the same-titled thriller “The Dive” and also “Underwater.”

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