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Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Adventure, Drama, Romance - 1988
7.6
62%
35
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
168 min
Release date:
10 May 1988
Country:
FR
Languages:
English, French, Italian
Budget:
$14,390,509
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Such a total disaster that it would have been an act of kindness for all concerned to have never released it.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct 2012
rotten:
Besson fatally misjudges the cinematic interest of his theme.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The film's undersea footage has a powerful otherworldly quality, much as if it were unfolding in outer space, as indeed it might be.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The subtext is easy to follow; it's the screenplay that's impossible.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
16 Nov 2001
rotten:
What he and his writers have cooked up defies our patience.
– Steven Rosen,
Denver Post,
1 Jan 2000
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