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Blood in the Water | |
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Directed by | Ben Cummings Orson Cummings |
Written by | Ben Cummings Orson Cummings |
Produced by | Mitchell Sandler Mitch Solomon |
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Cinematography | Michael Alden Lloyd |
Edited by | Suzanne Spangler |
Music by | The Newton Brothers |
Production company | BrothersCummingsFilm |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 |
Blood in the Water (originally titled Pacific Standard Time) [1] is a 2016 American thriller film directed by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings, starring Willa Holland, Alex Russell, Miguel Gomez, David S. Lee and Charlbi Dean. [2]
The film was released on 26 August 2016. [3]
The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "What might sound on paper like a sexy thriller falls well short in execution, with a script that barely tries to convince us of its characters’ motivations and, when it tries, isn’t very successful." [3]
Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "until the ending, the plot doesn’t really twist much; and the Cummings don’t do enough with how Veronica and Perry’s dim career prospects reflect life for too many college grads these days." [4]
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