Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Anthony Jaswinski
Stars: Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Lozano Corzo
Synopsis:
Nancy (Blake Lively) is on the search for an island her deceased mother had found when she was pregnant with her many years ago and she encounters a shark in the surrounding waters only a couple hundred yards away from shore.
Review:
This movie is the best shark movie since Jaws, which honestly hasn't had an honest contest considering not many other shark films, if any, before this even touched the bar set by Jaws 41 years ago. That isn't to say that this movie isn't good, it's quite unnerving and terrifying honestly. This is this generation's Jaws because along with being filmed with a Go Pro camera a tiny bit, the use of cell phones and Instagram being apparent in this movie even video calling shows up in a scene, this movie makes you afraid of the water again.
Now I would still say that Jaws is a better film but I would be shocked if something could be released today with the amount of heart and suspense that surrounds Jaws and makes it the classic it is. But with the white knuckle thrills and amount of tension that this movie delivers makes it a worthy competitor and could be used as a nice opener for a summer double header at a drive-in or at home next year with jaws.
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars
Recommendation: See it
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