‘Deep Rising’ Review: Jason Momoa Narrates a Vague But Visually Lush Doc on the Lure And Risk of Ocean Mining

There’s a great deal of visual enchantment in “Deep Rising,” if a somewhat murky conclusion to be drawn from it all. This second documentary feature from photographer Matthieu Rytz (“Anote’s Ark”) mixes spectacular views of deep ocean life with a gander at opposing sides in a largely under-the-radar international fight over whether to mine minerals from those hitherto unspoiled, barely-explored depths. Trouble is, the potential consequences are not fully known, nor does the director do a great job of delineating arguments in either the pro- or anti-mining camps. So this conservationist statement ends up seeming a bit vague — albeit… Read Full Article