This was an extremely convoluted and confusing movie that left me with so unanswered questions, it should not have to be the viewer's job to try to figure out the basic plot/premise of the movie, that is the job of the writers and producers. But they failed miserably at doing that here.
1) Who was the man near the beginning that showed up at that nightclub who was threatening Chloe? After that scene where he had her pinned to a wall on the streets he was never seen or mentioned again.
2) What was it exactly that Jules, Eric, and Carl were doing that was illegal? Did the cocaine that Chloe and Melanie find in their hotel room had something to do with it?
3) What was up with the sketchy people that Jules had met up with that just seemed to start a riot and shoot all over the place? They all started to speak in a foreign language just seconds before all the chaos erupted. I honestly don't know... there's really a lot to unpack in this movie.
4) Why did Jules yank Chloe away from the DJ at one of the parties on the yacht? Did he have a thing for her or something?
5) Near the end it was revealed that Carl was murdered, so that explained why he didn't appear in any other scenes after that one scene 30 minutes in. But his killer was never revealed.
6) Who was supposed to be the main villain of this movie? Was it the old man at the beginning that was talking with Jules at the snowy forest? Was he responsible for Carl's murder??? Was someone working for him?? With a title like "Danger Below Deck" you'd assume that there was some kind of bad guy in the story.
7) How did the police in Sydney know that Chloe & Melanie were smuggling cocaine from the cruise ship? And how did they know which hotel room to go to? It's most likely that the driver (The DJ from the party) had tipped them off because they looked suspicious.
Another complaint I have with this movie is that the music and background noise was so loud to the point where it completely drowned out the dialogue, which meant missing out on some important plot points and details. This has been an issue with so many other LTM's over the past few years, something that they need to work on. Maybe If they had just cranked down the music just a little bit, then I would've made more sense of the already convoluted story.
A lot the characters made stupid decisions, got on my nerves, and were just overall annoying. Chloe and Melanie should've known better than to just follow Jules to wherever he was going, they should've gotten the idea that whatever business he had to take care of, it was of some urgency, and not to be messed with.
The only good thing about the film was the scenery and aesthetics. The interior of the cruise ship was beautiful.
Nowadays when I see a lifetime film that claims to be "inspired by true events", it's a telltale sign that it's not going to be a very good movie.
1) Who was the man near the beginning that showed up at that nightclub who was threatening Chloe? After that scene where he had her pinned to a wall on the streets he was never seen or mentioned again.
2) What was it exactly that Jules, Eric, and Carl were doing that was illegal? Did the cocaine that Chloe and Melanie find in their hotel room had something to do with it?
3) What was up with the sketchy people that Jules had met up with that just seemed to start a riot and shoot all over the place? They all started to speak in a foreign language just seconds before all the chaos erupted. I honestly don't know... there's really a lot to unpack in this movie.
4) Why did Jules yank Chloe away from the DJ at one of the parties on the yacht? Did he have a thing for her or something?
5) Near the end it was revealed that Carl was murdered, so that explained why he didn't appear in any other scenes after that one scene 30 minutes in. But his killer was never revealed.
6) Who was supposed to be the main villain of this movie? Was it the old man at the beginning that was talking with Jules at the snowy forest? Was he responsible for Carl's murder??? Was someone working for him?? With a title like "Danger Below Deck" you'd assume that there was some kind of bad guy in the story.
7) How did the police in Sydney know that Chloe & Melanie were smuggling cocaine from the cruise ship? And how did they know which hotel room to go to? It's most likely that the driver (The DJ from the party) had tipped them off because they looked suspicious.
Another complaint I have with this movie is that the music and background noise was so loud to the point where it completely drowned out the dialogue, which meant missing out on some important plot points and details. This has been an issue with so many other LTM's over the past few years, something that they need to work on. Maybe If they had just cranked down the music just a little bit, then I would've made more sense of the already convoluted story.
A lot the characters made stupid decisions, got on my nerves, and were just overall annoying. Chloe and Melanie should've known better than to just follow Jules to wherever he was going, they should've gotten the idea that whatever business he had to take care of, it was of some urgency, and not to be messed with.
The only good thing about the film was the scenery and aesthetics. The interior of the cruise ship was beautiful.
Nowadays when I see a lifetime film that claims to be "inspired by true events", it's a telltale sign that it's not going to be a very good movie.