Review of The Shallows (2016) by Serge L — 08 Sep 2017
Well, Jaws version 10,05 has arrived and shark philosophy has not improved much. There are some good ideas but so many un-good ones as well. They lost me progressively more and more until the shark started to eat through metal (rusted but still) when the lost was complete.
When the shark had his first bite, the injury did not look sharky. It got worse after that. Blake herself is quite the goody-looking though and that was eye candy enough to see it through the end. The seagull was a nice touch.
The shark was visually great but its behaviors were more akin to the Alien than shark. Or maybe, ex-boyfriend stalker... I think it works well if you understand the psychology of the super-cutie girl.
Of course, every male animal want a piece of their ass one way or another. Then of course, the shark wants it too. They just need to invent a reason for it to go after it. In reality, I would think the shark would fill his belly with the whale and left all else alone.
There would be other sharks coming though, and that is missing in the film. So, there is a better film about sharks still waiting to be made, where the hero (girl or boy) would use smarts to outwit them and come out alive.
The extras in the DVD tend to agree with my analysis.
This review of The Shallows (2016) was written by Serge L on 08 Sep 2017.
The Shallows has generally received positive reviews.
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