5/5 "If the cash is there we do not care."
  by L. Cabos (planet earth)
An entertaining B-movie and a sign of things to come from director Sommers. Fast-paced, good performances from Treat Williams, Wes Studi, and, of course, the always beautiful Famke Janssen. Maybe not as good something like TREMORS, it does have that kind of feel and is a good ride. Don't look for more and you won't be disappointed. Is is just me or is Kevin J. O' Connor the human equivalent of finger nails on a blackboard?

4/5 Well . . . it has monsters in it . . .
  by Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
So what if this isn't a realistic movie? It has monsters in it, so therefore there's some lack of logic to some things. It's meant for entertainment, and it does its job very well. It's chock full of suspense and action, and some dark humor as well. It's not the best of all monster movies, but it still doesn't disappoint. The cast is good, too, though Kevin J O'Connor did seem to steal the show a bit too much. But other than that, this is an exceptionally entertaining monster movie. I give it a B+.

1/5 Harmless but Forgettable Creature Feature
  by Graboidz (Westminster, Maryland)
If you are a fan of those "Sci-Fi Channel Original" films, then you may really like "Deep Rising". It plays out like a bigger budget version of Sci-Fi standards like "Mega Snake", "Kaw", "Fangs" or "Ice Spiders". The film is done by Stephen Sommers made famous for the recent "Mummy" movies, and you can see several seeds planted in "Deep Rising" that grew into fruition with the "Mummy" films. The comic hero, played by Treat Williams, the goofy sidekick "Tooch", the touge but lovable heroine played by Famke Janssen, the over-the-top villains straight off the set from the latest "Die Hard", all clicked much better in the first two "Mummy" films than they do here.

The basic story is that a group of commando-like robbers want to hi-jack and rob the patrons of a private cruise ship. Unfortunately before the commandos arrive, the cruise ship attracts the attention of "something" living on the ocean floor. When the commando-crooks arrive, the ship is basically deserted, and the few remaining survivors inform them that a "creature" has devoured most of the ship's passegner and crew.

Simple enough, a decent basis for a monster movie. Unfortunately, things begin to really unwind as soon as we catch a glimpse of the monster. The CGI monster looks as though Hanna Barbera had a hand in it's creation, and the squid from Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" made over 3 decades earlier looks more convincing and threatening than the writhing mass of tentacles found here. The acting is hammy, and over the top, which might have actually worked if everyone played it serious, but for the most part the cast is constantly smirking at how witty the dialogue is supposed to be, and playing up the "comedy" which just doesn't work.

Top all of that off with a soundtrack comprised of some guy jamming out on a Casio home keyboard better suited for a Hulk Hogan movie, and this is just a lousy creature feature entry all the way around.

5/5 Deep Raising
  by Barry L. Richards (Tell City, In. USA)
This is a good movie.... I love the action and horror combo. There is some humor in the film which i thinks helps. I say buy it . My five stars means it good. and is on my top ten list of favorite films...

1/5 DEEP TROUBLE. Special effects are below par. Acting is stiff. It's worse than Anaconda.
  by Cestmoi
The movie is in DEEP TROUBLE. Its special effects are below par compared to today's movies. The acting is stiff and not engaging. There's no suspense or horror. The fighting scenes are typical of B movies. I menan they don't look real. It's worse than Anaconda.

It's one of the worst monster movies.