Sea Fever

"It's kept just above water by an adept cast, led by a terse and practical Corfield as well as the experienced duo of Dougray Scott and Connie Nielsen, who anchor the silliness, despite the latter's bewildering attempt at an Irish accent."

"Nowadays, the lessons in this imaginative and gripping film seem to have multiple applications."

"Sea Fever becomes a horror movie about someone trying to convince people to stay in quarantine for the sake of everyone else. It's science fiction mostly in the possibility that she could succeed."

"Hardiman steers clear from spectacle, cheap thrills, and jump scares. Instead, she wisely builds suspense from uncertainty..."

"Sea Fever is a nightmare you can't take your eyes off of and can't stop thinking about after it wraps up. It's a highly engrossing and entertaining way to challenge assumptions and reactions to the unknown."

"Some recognisable cast names and enough action to fill out a trailer should make this a viable acquisition item, but TV director Neasa Hardiman's first feature will play as a slow night's forgettable time-killer in any format."

"It will be compared to The Thing and even Alien, but it also feels like it has its own voice, anchored by a wonderfully grounded performance at its core and a phenomenal use of space and setting."

"Hardiman... displays a decent level of craft here - enough so that while Sea Fever doesn't exactly grab you, it more or less guards you in its clutches till the final scene."

"There's a great deal of fun to be had watching Hardiman play out her cards; we know the hand she's holding, but it's a nice-looking deck nonetheless."