Quest for the Zephyr

There is gold in the Caribbean and Paul Walker, Jared, and Jessica Alba, Sam, are experts in search & recovery. When Jared's old friend, Bryce, comes back and offers him a chance to dive for treasure on his boat, Jared welcomes him with open arms. On a day of fun they stumble upon treasure on a seabed and drugs in a sunken plane. The ship is believed to be a old ship called the Zephyr that two lovers barred from being married supposedly sailed out on with their riches and crashed and sanked thereafter.

I love this movie because it was one of the few movies to get the Bahamian accent and even parts of the culture right. Obviously the director did his homework. Bahamians do not sound like Jamaicans at all. Also showing how Bahamian waters are patrolled was true so that is applause worthy. Drugs are trafficked through the Bahamas and Caribbean in general pretty frequently because of the proximity to South America.

The main plot of the movie is quite predictable and the only thing that really saves the movie is the side plots that occur in the movie. Whether it is drugs, partying, or unexpected murderers the side plots were interesting and added flavor to the movie. Obviously Paul Walker as Jared and Jessica Alba as Sam provide more than enough eye candy for both female and males which may add to the film if the viewer is interested in that.

The acting wasnt great and what can you expect when there aren’t great actors in this movie. The two best actors in the film arent known for winning Oscars. The other cast members were not well known, besides Tyson Beckford who if I remember correctly is a model.

In the end this movie is pretty entertaining and worth watching if nothing else is on TV.