Review of The Shallows (2016) by Isaiah H — 01 Jun 2017

Awesome, great performance from Blake and one bad ass shark film!!!

This review of The Shallows (2016) was written by Isaiah H on 01 Jun 2017.

The Shallows has generally received positive reviews.

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By William M (1,438) on 04 Oct 2018

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By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Kudos must go, too, to Lively (The Town, TV's Gossip Girl), who gives her character true grit, all the while toning down the more obvious ploys…

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By Andy F (912) on 06 Jul 2018

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By Justin S (1,191) on 13 May 2018

Amazing movie saw it loved it a great jump scare movie and along with the blood and gore it fits it as a great movie…

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By Russell H (886) on 30 Apr 2018

Very intense and a very disturbing scene for a PG13 movie. It was well done and suspenseful…

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You do not go see a Blake Lively shark movie because you want it to be realistic; you go because you want it to be bat-shit crazy…

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