The success cannot be denied for this French film which caused a lot of ink to flow upon its release, and which is still being talked about seven months after its release on Netflix.
Seven months after its release, on June 5, success is still there for Under the Seineadored including by Stephen King. The plot of this French film takes place in the summer of 2024, where Paris hosts the triathlon world championships on the Seine for the first time. It is in this context that Mika, a young activist dedicated to ecology, alerts Sophia, a brilliant scientist, of the presence of a large shark in the depths of the river. To try to prevent a bloodbath, the two women will team up with Adil, commander of the Parisian river police. The film, often compared to Jaws, was the first French production to exceed 100 million views on the streaming platform, becoming the most watched French film on Netflix. Seven months after its release, Under the Seine was still this week in the ranking of the most viewed non-English films in the world, in eighth place, with more than 1 million views.
Under the Seine : good figures despite bad reviews
The success of Under the Seine is all the more impressive as the critics have not been kind to the French film. On Rotten Tomatoes, the American review aggregator, the film only obtains 30% positive opinions from spectators. And those who give their opinion are particularly harsh. “It was terribly bad”comments a user. “Not to be watched! A convoluted story with no conclusion”estimates another. “It feels like the filmmakers had a vague idea of what they wanted to do, but the execution completely missed the mark.”we can still read.
-Under the Seine : a sequel already planned
“In September 2025, we will shoot Under the Seine 2“announced Bérénice Béjo last November to the delight of fans who are numerous despite the bad reviews. According to the actress, it will not be “a simple sequence“, more “another film, very different“. We also know that there will be “always a shark.” “If there is a sequel, it will take place in a fully submerged Paris”had, for his part, mentioned Xavier Gens, the director of Under the Seine. There is no doubt that, as with the first film, success will continue to be there!
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