Embargoed til after premiere but allow me to be the first to say fuck yeah.

Very, very good out-at-sea contained horror. A bit too flashy, a bit too splashy, but still floats strong. Beautifully made, which just makes it feel easier to get lost in it and not worry about the technical aspects. I think lots of people will enjoy this one, it's a very clever, thrilling film. I'm glad it was made and I'm glad I had a chance to see it.

It's hard not to compare Sea Fever to it's dread inducing counterparts such as Annihilation or The Thing (to name a few). It definitely had that and it did succeed in making me feel claustrophobic as the characters did, but it didn't have the same satisfying conclusion I was hoping for. Still a very engaging film to the end!

TIFF 2019 #3

A really solid single location Irish horror flick. There's shades of John Carpenter's The Thing and the original Alien in here for sure, but it's still very much its own thing. Great atmosphere throughout, performances are all good, really solid cinematography (especially the underwater shots), and the usage of gore is infrequent, but genuinely shocking and super effective.

Highly recommend checking this one out if you get a chance. Could turn into a cult hit for sure.

Embargoed until further notice.

pretty irish women, marine biology and some softcore gore? thank u

I wonder if I would have given this movie a higher score, had a not had to get up mid-way through to ask the TIFF volunteer to stop aggressively filing her nails.

Because I genuinely really enjoyed it.

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

A grimier episode of Star Trek: a lonely ship’s crew has to diagnose the problem and use their brains.

TIFF 2019 #10


This was a cool little at-sea horror, a location that doesn’t get utilized enough honestly. Sea Fever was more low key than I thought, focusing more on the atmosphere and characters, which is a rarity in these types of movies. Good performances overall, as well as nice looking cinematography including some gorgeous underwater shots. The gore and scare are minimal, but effective when they occur.

Cool genre piece. I liked the main character a lot and it would have been great to see her developed even further. Maybe the only film at TIFF I wish was a little longer for additional character stuff. Looking forward to future films from this director!

TIFF 2019
Film 19 of 21

pretty irish women, marine biology and some softcore gore? thank u

all sounds great in theory (Alien on a boat) but just isn’t

me every time i see my sister: jesus christ, a redhead