Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea gives good rush -- earning its stripes as one terrific junk movie.

One of the few big-fish horror films that still has the power to surprise.

Imagine a cut-rate "Titanic" stripped of romance and historical resonance and fused with "Jaws," shorn of mythic symbolism and without complex characters, and you have the essence of this live-action horror comic.

You have a movie in which sharks with triple-digit IQs hunt humans with double-digit IQs. It’s no contest.

The characters are two-dimensional and the story is intensely formulaic.

So uninvolving as basic storytelling that it quickly becomes boring.

The disgraceful script is by Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers. Directed with occasional flashes of nasty wit by Renny Harlin.

While it may not have the brains of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," this shark flick more than makes up for it with big thrills and all out fun. I feel like Deep Blue Sea doesn't get enough credit. There's a lot of good stuff going on here. The kills are great and often surprising. Renny Harlin shoots his shark attack scenes like traditional horror movie scares. We've seen these tricks used before, but they're much more effective here because it's sharks instead of apparitions. The cast is fantastic. Usually when a rapper steps into acting scene it's usually just to much things up. This is especially true with horror movies. However, LL Cool J proves to be an exception here. His character is one of the best parts. Simultaneously funny and someone you can root for. Samuel Jackson is excellent as always. This may not seem like the kind of movie where he would be allowed to flex his acting muscles, but he is given one of his more memorable monologues here. It serves as a reminder of just how talented he is at commanding the screen and taking hold of the viewers attention. Essentially, it's another reminder of why Jackson is one of the greats. It Thomas Jane who steals the show though by nailing the does-everything action hero role and adding some masculine sex appeal to the mix. He's all around awesome and Deep Blue Sea stands out as one of his best movies/roles. The plot may be a bit absurd, but stands to give viewers a great setting for underwater mishaps. Renny Harlin knows how to craft tension in his scenes. It's more than just sharks causing these characters problems. Their sea-based facility proves to be a crumbling death trap. The strength of the movie comes from just how exciting and enjoyable it is to watch the likable cast try to escape with their lives and dodge sharks in the process. At the end of the day, isn't that what you want from a movie like this? I know I do. Deep Blue Sea is a blast. Well-made, deceptively clever, and a whole lot of fun. It works as an action movie and serves as a decent (if unscary) horror movie as well. There's a lot more going on here than one would additionally think. It might all be of the cheap thrill variety, but it's hard to criticize the movie for that when it does everything so well. As it stands this might just be second only to the legendary Jaws in terms of shark movies. It's seemingly got it all. Provided what you're looking for is people getting chomped. Which is kind of the point of most shark movies, don't you think? 9.2/10

Meh.....................................................................I did this to space out the review because the movie is simply Meh.

This is so cheesy. The story is pathetic and the excuses for the experimentation on the sharks are poor. The dude that swims with them is so annoying. It is so bad that it is funny. The sharks are not believable and if they were then it would not have been as good. The action is not that exciting but the whole film is fun and very unchallenging. So bad that it is good type of movie. It didn't look great but it is funny and monstrous.

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This movie is so bad that after viewing it I felt extreme **** pit in my stomach is so large I cannot describe it. Please don't watch this. Please. I am currently experiencing thoughts of suicide.