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- MOVIE page: Sanctum (2011)
- Rate: 5.7/10 total 34,983 votes
- Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
- Runtime: 108 min
- Filming Location: Cave Of The Swallows, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Budget: $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross: $23,070,045 (USA) (25 February 2011)
- Director: Alister Grierson
- Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Christopher Baker | See full cast and crew
- Original Music By: David Hirschfelder
- Soundtrack: MAIPOPE
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
- Plot Keyword: Cave | Expedition | Underwater | Panic | Underwater Cave
- John Garvin (written by) and
- Andrew Wight (written by)
- Andrew Wight story
Goofs: Continuity: When Josh first descends into the surface pit, he's Aussie rappelling with his rack attached to his back. When he reaches the gal part way down, his rack's in front.
Plot: An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world. Full summary » | »
Story: The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea. Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever? Written byUniversal Pictures
Produced By:
- Ben Browning known as executive producer
- James Cameron known as executive producer
- Leesa Kahn known as associate producer
- Ryan Kavanaugh known as executive producer
- Michael Maher known as executive producer
- Brett Popplewell known as line producer
- Peter Rawlinson known as executive producer
- Aaron Ryder known as co-producer
- Andrew Wight known as producer
- Richard Roxburgh known as Frank McGuire
- Ioan Gruffudd known as Carl Hurley
- Rhys Wakefield known as Josh McGuire
- Alice Parkinson known as Victoria Elaine
- Dan Wyllie known as Crazy George
- Christopher Baker known as J.D.
- Nicole Downs known as Liz
- Allison Cratchley known as Judes
- Cramer Cain known as Luko
- Andrew Hansen known as Dex
- John Garvin known as Jim Sergeant
- Sean Dennehy known as Chopper Pilot
- Nea Diap known as Kastom Shaman
Production Companies:
- Universal Pictures (presents)
- Relativity Media (presents)
- Wayfare Entertainment (presents)
- Great Wight Productions/ Osford Films (as Great Wight)
- Sanctum Australia
- Start Motion Pictures
MPAA: Rated R for language, some violence and disturbing images
Sanctum (2011) Review by EHKastning from United States
Sanctum is an action thriller involving exploration of an extensive,world-class cave system in Papua New Guinea. The movie is inspired byan actual flood event in an extensive cave in the Nullarbor Plain ofAustralia in 1988. It is not a documentary, but designed to be arealistic, albeit embellished, account that includes non-stop action asthe team is faced with its deadly situations and decisions. Althoughreleased in 2-D, 3-D, and IMAX formats, Sanctum is not a sciencefiction or horror movie. There are no monsters, weird creatures, onhumanoid inhabitants, such as are found in the recent films, The Cave,The Cavern, and Descent (Parts 1 and 2). And it is not a fantasyunderground adventure like the recent remakes of Journey to the Centerof the Earth and Alice in Wonderland. Sanctum is about caving, anadventure sport that is practiced by knowledgeable and safety-mindedpeople throughout the world.
Most movie goers may not recognize the authenticity of the techniquesand equipment used in the film. As one who has spent over 45 yearsexploring and studying caves in over 35 states and several countries, Iam familiar with modern caving in some of the great cave systems on theplanet and I personally know many of the cavers who are making newdiscoveries every year. Therefore, I can attest to the great care thatthe director Alister Grierson and writer-producer Andrew Wight havetaken to provide realism to the cave setting. In fact, Wight was asurvivor of the Nullarbor event and is an experienced caver and diver.That having been said, Sanctum takes some liberties to create anexciting story. Nearly every activity in caving is included in thisepic, such as climbing, rappelling and other rope work, squeezing andnegotiating tight passageways, and of course cave diving. This storyshows what can go wrong with each of these if care is not taken or ifsafety is ignored. Sanctum is an adventure thriller that consists of along string of incidents, dilemmas, and solutions. Each situation isbelievable on its own merit and has happened at one time or another incaving. But in Sanctum, all of these have been combined, one afteranother, and continually pose challenges and demand solutions. Itreminds me of the classic and entertaining cliff- hanger movies of old.This makes for an exhausting tale in which the audience feels the tenseand claustrophobic situations. It is unlikely that such a string ofevents would ever be encountered by a single caving expedition.However, individually accidents do happen, although they are relativelyrare because cavers strictly abide by established safety rules.
What disturbs me is that many of the reviewers of the movie to datemiss the point of the film and show an ignorance of what caves andcaving are like. Here are some typically unfair remarks and why theseare so.
"There is little character development." Caving is very focused. Whenyou are underground, you only think about your surroundings andmission. You do not think about the outside world and your life there,much less about your interpersonal relationships with your fellowcavers. It is true that when caving, you learn a lot about yourcompatriots and their personalities (just like in the movie), but youdo belabor interpersonal relationships. Team members are selected basedon their proved track record underground. If there are challenges andthreatening conditions, you focus on those as a team, as in the film.Many reviewers apparently wanted more psycho-drama among theprotagonists.
"The dialog is terse, unrealistic, and too loud." I disagree. Under theemergency conditions such as shown in the film, the dialog of thecharacters would be similar. There would be a leader and a plan woulddevelop, just as we witnessed in 2010 in the case of the trappedChilean miners. As for loudness and screaming, this is the only way tomake yourself heard in the presence of running water in the echoingconfines of cave passages. I know this from experience. One's senses ina cave are very much focused on sight and sound and the immediatesurroundings.
"It is a tedious tale." Yes, trying to escape through a cave systemthat is flooding could easily be tedious and, given the extent of thecave in Sanctum, finding routes and traversing them would takeconsiderable time. Cave exploration is not a fast process.
I have been on hundreds of caving trips, including some grueling onesin long and complex cave systems. For me, the representation of thefeatures in the cave and the techniques of exploration are portrayedquite well in Sanctum. Again, this movie is an adventure story thataccurately shows what caves are like, even though it combines many ofthe dangers into a thrilling series of unfortunate events. It is afictional tale, but realistically portrayed.
Reviewers who expected Sanctum to be a high-culture movie or one thatexplores interpersonal interactions among the characters have missedthe point completely. Unless they have gone on trips into extensive andwild caves, they have little idea of what caves and caving are reallylike and what this movie is all about. They can not possibly understandthe dynamic among cavers under adverse conditions. I find more faultswith the reviewers' logic and understanding than they can legitimatelyfind in the film. The movie stays true to what extensive caves are likeand the techniques used to explore them. Given that, it is also oneheck of an adventure thriller.
Sanctum (2011) Review by bennettgardiner
This movie, although not James Cameron's best, is visually exciting andsuspenseful. A gripping expedition becomes a race against time andhuman nature, when a group of explorers navigating an immense cave inPapua New Guinea during a cyclone find themselves trapped in whatthreatens to become a watery tomb.
The sometimes melodramatic acting and clichéd dialogue tries too hardto construct the nature of each character before the action scenesstart to set in, the uncompromising and experienced leader, the rashand cocky business man, the young kid with father issues. There wereplenty of chances to let these traits become apparent naturallythroughout the script.
The acting gets more bearable as the number of characters starts todwindle a little. What saves this movie is the sense of scale in thescenery, the beauty of the natural caves, and the realism with whichsituations become volatile and unmanageable.
Overall, if you want to see a decent, action driven film about of oneof the world's last remaining unexplored landforms, then Sanctum will(probably) not disappoint. It could have done without the 3D, whichseemed unnecessary overkill. Not as good as The Abyss, but a similarlyexcellent visual experience to Avatar, unfortunately it comes with asimilar level of acting and, with momentary exceptions, emotionaldepth.
Sanctum (2011) Review by autobahnsau from United States
The script hovers around B-movie level; the characters are fairly onedimensional. That said, the leads do the best they can with thematerial. Roxburgh is the shining light in this dark cavernous movie.Relative newcomer Wakefield deserves kudos for getting through somephysically grueling scenes while giving the stereotypical "son withabsent father" some dimension. Gruffudds character rapidly deterioratesfrom charming daredevil to crazed selfish psychopath which is boringand predictable. He deserved better.
The old standby kills are easily telegraphed. "Sanctum" is particularlyharsh to women. "Females best beware taking on the oh-so-manly task ofcave diving; you WILL fail" is the message. The only moment of extremegore is at the half way point. It was the only time there was muchresponse in our packed theater. Do not expect to be moved or feel muchconnection with the characters or story.
On the upside, many of the underwater scenes are remarkable. The 3-D isnot necessary but does add to the claustrophobia and disorientation thecharacters must battle. The cinematography and editing are fantasticand easily the best part of the film. Would have loved more panoramicestablishing shots of the underground environment so that the audiencecould get a real feel for why these daredevils risked so much.
Many of the cave shots and renderings are breathtaking, but ultimatelythere is no heart and soul to either the characters, dialogue or plot.There is a reliance on bombastic music to force emotions, leaving"Sanctum" as cold and airless as the caves being explored. In the fewscenes where the music was cut and all one could hear was water andbreath, a larger sense of drama was invoked.
"Sanctum" is inspired by a true story. It would have benefited greatlyfrom a more documentary perspective instead of spiraling intomelodrama. The poor script and characterization are ultimately anchorsthat weigh the film down. "Sanctum" boasts Cameron, but this is noAvatar, it's more like the sinking of the Titanic.
Final Verdict: Skip this and see Cameron's superior "The Abyss" instead
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