Review of Deep Blue Sea (1999) by Alex H — 31 Jul 2010
Somebody needs to smack Jackson for even considering to act in Deep Blue Sea. The openning scene eliminated any possibiility of me finding anything I hadn't already seen in a movie. Teens casually loiterring on a sailboat attacked by a shark that seems to have no opposition to slamming his face through a twin-hulled sail boat... I'm nearly comatose already.
The producers also could have used the same group-of-overambitious-scientists-being-chased-by-wall-of-frothing-water scene four times and I would barely have noticed. As it turned out, I thought I actually did see the same scene over and over again.
The cracking window scene made me laugh. "Ok, people. Let's move," as he casually backpeddals towards the airlock door. No urgency at all for the cracking window. Also I might mention that the Jackson-gets-eaten-scene also made me react wrong. I was happy that Jackson got eaten with his awful, coma-inducing monologue.
I want a pet one of these sharks. They're pretty cool, but they don't impress in the cuddly department. I guess Hollywood does love the over-intelligent fish that kills in the most dramatic and sadistic way possible.
Ultimately, I'd say pass this one up. If it was on TV, I would have slept through the movie and watched the commercials.
This review of Deep Blue Sea (1999) was written by Alex H on 31 Jul 2010.
Deep Blue Sea has generally received mixed reviews.
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