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Yes it really happened here in Australia.
I found this film terrifying for that reason.Anyone who fears deep water and sharks would.
I wonder what any of us would do given the circumstances.

I hope everyone commenting here is aware that this is a true story. It happened in Australia, though they've moved the location to the Bahamas. An American couple were left behind when a charter boat failed to do a proper count. It wasn't realized until the next day, by which time it was too late. This film, which I consider one of the most chilling movies I've ever watched, hypothesises what probably happened to them. You don't need psychopathic axe murderers for a movie to be terrifying; reality is enough.

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I watched this movie and I can quite certainly say it is one of the worst movies I have seen.
I guess it is, if you're a 14-year-old imbecile or a 20-something American man-boy. Real human beings will appreciate it.
"Den Gleichen Gleiches, den Ungleichen Ungleiches."

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Yeah, people were suckered in to going to see it. There was some advertising for it and they kept saying how tense and on the edge you'll be when you see this movie. It had gotta a few good reviews from a bunch of nobodies and this info was said over and over again in ads and TV trailers. I knew the movie was a bomb after the first trailer.
THE REEF is actually a better film over all. Not great, but better then both Open Water films.

It may be horrible, but it is quite successful. It grossed $54 M on a budget of one-half million.

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The saddest part was the fact it is based on a real life story. Imagine what the real life couple went thru before the died alone in the ocean and were never found.

True-the human elements above could be read into the plot and should have been quite effective. Sadly though, compelling writing and even acceptable acting were as elusive to this film as a rescue boat.

What were expecting to see? X-wings? Speeding boat chases? Aliens? A romantic comedy?
The film shows 2 people who are no longer in control of their lives, and their fate is sealed even before they surface from their dive.
The film illustrates very well, the stages of human emotion, as the divers deal with their slowly eroding situation.

1. Bewilderment - Where is the boat?
2. Denial - This can't be happening
3. Reassurance - The boat will be back
4. Realization The boat will not be back
5. Anger - Why did THEY do this to us (boat crew)?
6. Blame - Why did YOU do this to US (hurried vacation)?
7. Fear - Loss of control, the unknown (the sharks closing in)
8. Panic - Loss of self (sharks attack)
9. Grieving - (she holds him)
10. Indifference - ("he" is gone, she releases "body")
11. Hopelessness - She's alone (sees sharks pull body under)
12. Acceptance - Knows she's next (tons of sharks)
13. Peace - All fear is gone (her empty stare)
14. Empowerment - takes back control (won't let sharks kill her)
15. Release - Suicide (releases BC and sinks)

@Judimex
The acting was some of the worse Ive ever seen in a movie.

That was one of the reasons it didn't work. The acting was horrendous. There was no character development that drew me into their world and made me feel for what they were going through. Seriously, but the time the shark appeared on screen, I yelling at the screen, "Eat them!! Eat them!!" I just wanted the movie to end as quickly as possible.
I knew this movies was going to suck, but my wife begged me to take her, as we usually see movies I want to see. So I had to sit through 90mins of garbage. I did see most of Open Water 2, which isn't much better, but at least there are more characters and major goal to save the life of a baby. It was a bit more interesting.

The acting was some of the worse Ive ever seen in a movie.
If it harms none, do what thou wilt.

jbowser09, I could not agree more. The acting was the first thing that made me look at my man incredulously. A promising concept, poorly executed. SO much more could have and should have been done with this.

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I agree with jbrowser09. Just an awful film, a waste of time, angry with myself for sitting through it. What suspense?? Predictable from the start.
Its not actually a film, just a (poor) re-enactment.

I liked it. Actually , I saw it for the second time this morning.
"Stalingrad. . . The fall of Stalingrad was the end of Europe. There's been a cataclysm."