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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 30 Jul 2016

Indeed, there's nothing deep about this latest thriller featuring a stranded person facing the elements at sea…

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By Erick Estrada (196) for Cinegarage (196) on 24 Jul 2016

It ends up becoming a bad parody of the original shark movie by Steven Spielberg. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Alberto Luchini (60) for El Mundo (Spain) (301) on 19 Jul 2016

A thriller full of suspense, horror, and existentialist drama packed in a minimalism film. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Jordi Costa (207) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 19 Jul 2016

A minimalist exercise on how to build tension. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Mikel Zorrilla (231) for Espinof (390) on 19 Jul 2016

Probably one of the most entertaining summer films of 2016. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 18 Jul 2016

Unpretentious and efficient, this taut 'B' film -- the B is for beach, bikini, Blake Lively, bites and blood -- makes the best of its limited…

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By Matt Looker (202) for TheShiznit.co.uk (506) on 18 Jul 2016

The film never feels like it stops moving forward, much like the Great White itself, which has to keep on constantly swimming or it will die…

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By Ernesto Diezmartinez (236) for Cine Vértigo (222) on 17 Jul 2016

A really entertaining summer film. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 16 Jul 2016

A delivery of careful and well-modulated tension when it could have merely been another run-of-the-mill bloodbath with bad special effects…

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By Anaid Ramírez (34) for Time Out México (51) on 14 Jul 2016

An uneven film, with some involuntary humor scenes that take you out of the horror spectrum completely. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Sergio López Aguirre (78) for Cine Premiere (538) on 14 Jul 2016

Blake Lively delivers a solid performance in this summer movie without any artistic pretensions. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Sonny Bunch (405) for Washington Free Beacon (282) on 13 Jul 2016

In a summer of retreads ... it's nice to get something tiny, something new, something borrowed, something true…

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By Edu Galán (8) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 13 Jul 2016

An really enjoyable B movie. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Oscar Uriel (71) for Cinema Movil (182) on 13 Jul 2016

In spite of it's flaws, the movie will keep you on edge for most of its running time. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Lucero Solórzano (126) for Excelsior (313) on 13 Jul 2016

If you're not too picky and buy the premise of the film, you'll probably enjoy it. Maybe I should've done that. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Jorge (Jj) Negrete (92) for Butaca Ancha (324) on 13 Jul 2016

Collet-Serra delivers one of his best films to date thanks to great visuals, great use of cinematography and his narrative style…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 11 Jul 2016

After a run of palpably mediocre thrillers, Jaume Collet-Serra bounces back with an erratic yet often thoroughly engrossing shark movie that's…

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By Sam Watermeier (59) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 11 Jul 2016

Lively anchors the film with her tough yet tender performance, which is easily her best work to date…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 10 Jul 2016

Director Jaume Collet-Serra hard-sells the primal fear, building suspense with simple methods…

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By Lauren Terry (23) for Willamette Week (516) on 05 Jul 2016

Once you make it past the ill-fitting techno music as Nancy paddles into the break and a hungry shark strands her on a rock, the film grows…

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