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Originally Posted by Sculpt
I rented Shallows a few weeks ago. Didn't like it.
I don't mean to be contrary to your review. Actually, I agree with all the specifics in your review, except the conclusion, that is.
The lead was interesting enough, and I didn't bail on it, but I was getting bored about half-way through, and thought the climax was underwhelming and very brief, (not to mention pretty far fetched and a bit hokey, which was a bit out of place with a rather realistic -- almost a "Gravity" stark realism film).
I didn't think the suspense was effective, which was basically its bread-and-butter; as it wasn't funny, ironic, profound, inspiring, fun, action-packed or scary.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Shallows (2016)
5/10
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Ah you see I thought the whole thing was far fetched and hokey. Instantly the shark was behaving like a psychotic murder shark rather than a real shark, so I could roll with the stupidity of it all. I thought it more of a 'woman vs a monster shark' rather than just a fight for survival, so I could forgive the lack of suspense, and I thought it fun/action packed enough for a woman vs shark movie. I see where you're coming from, but I thought it was about as much as you can expect from a movie with this premise. I would recommend it to people who like monster shark movies, as there are only....like....three others I can think of that are any good.