Tonight I saw the movie Dead Calm for the first time.  My husband, who had seen it before, watched it with me.

I thought it was a really interesting movie because of how much the female lead, Nicole Kidman, kicked butt.  She was left alone on the boat with the killer for a long period of time, and not only kicked his butt but also returned to save her husband.

I was really amazed how knowledgeable she was about the boat, but I guess being the wife of a Navy captain would do that.  She had a pretty good knowledge of marine supplies and was able to shoot a harpoon, inflate a raft, and even set up the sails and sail the boat herself.

Her husband, who is left on the sinking ship all by himself, also was pretty cool — but that was to be expected, since he was  in the Navy and all.  He obviously knew all about boat engine parts, and was able to get the boat’s engine going again.  For a while it really seemed like he was going to save the day, but then the ship started leaking again, and he just had to wait for his wife to come and find him.

Like I said, I loved Nicole Kidman’s character in the movie, as she was really quite tough.  I didn’t like the ending though.  You’ll see what I mean if you watch the movie…  But it seemed a bit contrived and rather unnecessary, like they just wanted to squeeze in one final near-death scene.  It would have been a much stronger movie if it had had a better ending!

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