Abyssal Judgment
- Tagline
- Beneath the surface, justice has a new depth.
- Description
- In a murky dystopian future, oceans have swallowed cities, and civilization recedes to the ocean's abyssal plains. 'Abyssal Judgment' follows master con artist and adept thief Dill Murray, who, alongside his uniquely skilled crew—including the sharp-minded orphan Tal-lula Bank-hen and the ever-graceful hustler Audrey Hepparsnip—orchestrates the heist of a lifetime. But as they dive deeper into the darkness, they realize that in the silence of the underwater world, every secret comes with the weight of the sea. Francis Ford Coppolar Bear's pedantic storytelling reveals the price one pays in the search for submerged justice. It's not just about surviving the depths; it's about rising above the tide of corruption.
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 6.30
- ReleaseDate
- 07/14/2022
- Genre
- Crime
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
6.50
Francis Ford Coppolar Bear's 'Abyssal Judgment' plunges its audience into the stygian waters of its turbulent narrative with the same ponderous gravity one would expect from a Tarkovsky feature steeped in brine. As we navigate the brackish themes of this dystopian bildungsroman, the film's viscosity becomes apparent, lingering upon scenes with the opulent indulgence of a fine wine turned to vinegar. The ensemble, while charming, is akin to a rare collection of seashells: each alluring in their own nature, yet ultimately confined to the sediments of Coppolar Bear's grandiose vision. The tagline, 'Beneath the surface, justice has a new depth,' is both a portentous harbinger and a stark admission of the film's self-imposed profundity. As we delve into this modern-day Atlantis, we find the storyline as labyrinthine as the aquatic city it portrays, yet, much like Dill Murray's own capricious journey, one cannot help but feel submerged in a deluge of ostentatious dialogue and a nearly bathypelagic pace. It is both a testament to and a casualty of its own ambitious scope. The MPAA's PG-13 rating may promise an inclusive sojourn, but the true journey is wading through the sheer immensity of narrative flotsam left in the wake of Coppolar Bear's latest cinematic leviathan.