Review of The Shallows (2016) by Jayakrishnan R — 04 Oct 2016

Cinematography is outstanding...that's about it. Yogi Bear's cameo in "The Reverant" was more frightening than this Jaws wannabe.

This review of The Shallows (2016) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 04 Oct 2016.

The Shallows has generally received positive reviews.

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