A timely and atmospheric eco-thriller hamstrung by a plodding plot where the slow-burn comes in the last act, not the first. Add a slacker boyfriend that is so completely annoying and useless it makes 88 minutes feel like three hours.
**_There’s something in the water_**
Two college youths (Liana Liberato & Noah Le Gros) take a romantic getaway to the lonely shores of Cape Cod before the Summer season hits. An unexpected older couple disturbs them a bit (Jake Weber & Maryann Nagel), but that’s nothing compared to the curious goings-on in the environment.
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