Thanks for the thoughts on the creatures' origins. I was pretty sure we got no real information - which makes sense, since the characters wouldn't know.
Just couldn't recall if there was something in the movie that gave a hint! :)
Sometimes I see movies based on timing. I didn't plan to see "Underwater" but it showed at the right time and there was nothing else I was dying to see, so I went to it.
Meh.
It wears its influences on its sleeve and never really gets a head of steam. It feels like it SHOULD be exciting but...
It's also a matter of what one expects from the movie.
One goes into a film like "Underwater" with different expectations than a film like "1917", so it becomes about how well the movie achieves its goals.
I've not seen "Underwater" - mainly because the trailers made it look awful - but I...