The veteran director whose credits include Bullitt and The Hot Rock knows his way around action and knows how to keep it moving. The excellent chase sequences along the narrow roads of Bermuda plays crisply and is not overdone. The ending is a perfect surprise. Yates' direct style holds together some of the slower segments of The Deep . The seamless quality adds to the graceful flow of the action.
Nothing detracts the viewer from the lovely scenery or entertaining underwater photography.
The Dolby Digital 2-Channel Surround includes bubbling and gurgling sounds underwater.