Jaws 2

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Simon T Poor Roy Scheider. Contractually obliged to return to Amity and wrestle not just with that bloody shark, but multiple scenes with the awful Lorraine Gary. And a very bad screenplay that plays like a pale imitation of the original. On the positive side, Jaws 2 is a lot better than either Jaws 3D or the woeful Jaws: the Revenge (aka Return of the Lorraine Gary). At least there's a terrific John Williams score to paper over the cracks. And the excellent Murray Hamilton once again trying to keep the beaches open and showcase his appalling jackets. Director Jeannot Swarcz went on to helm Supergirl and Santa Claus the Movie. No more need be said. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review David Jonathan B I've always preferred this to the original, both of which I saw as a kid in the 70s on their release. While the first was a great film, 2 was far more exciting as it involved every day victims just out for a jolly at the beach. The pacing is far better too. Even today, if this turn up on the telly, I'll still watch it. It transports me to the 70s and wakes up that excited boy going to cinema in me. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Troy T I don't know why everyone is so hard on this sequel. I think it's highly enjoyable with some pretty good scares. Yes, it's not the masterpiece the first one is, but I still think it's a successful film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review DanTheMan 2 One good bite deserves another. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Jaws 2; it's a vastly underrated sequel that had no business being any good but did so anyway, with plenty of thrills, chills and some genuinely nail-biting moments. It's not a patch on Spielberg's classic, lacking his storytelling elegance, but in streamlining the terror, it creates enough apprehension to keep the adrenaline flowing. Director Jeannot Szwarc does a good job with his ability to emulate the look of the original with fine photography that brings the beaches and ocean to life and gives this sequel the same kind of sun-bleached look as the first; although he lacks the creative manipulation of Spielberg, with no feel for pace, no gift for invention and no eye for the subtle details of human interaction, relying greatly on his returning players to do the heavy lifting for him. Even with the decision to showcase the shark from the get-go, Szwarc still manages to create some rather delicate moments of palpable fear amid the chaos, especially once the shark goes full aquatic slasher villain with its new-fangled scar. Even with the familiar formula, the filmmakers did everything they could to revitalise the material while staying true to what had made it successful in the first place. If there's anything I can admire in the material, it's how this film takes the time to explore Sheriff Brody's PTSD from the original; the man is very obviously suffering, growing panicked and obsessive all the while being given the runaround by the local officials with Scheider, despite not wanting to be there, clearly giving it his all as the outcast loner. He's brilliant and goes a long way in endearing this sequel to me. The return of John Williams is an equally welcome addition; while keeping the familiar motifs, his score for this sequel is broader, pulling out all the stops to make it as exciting and hair-raising as possible. Although Jaws 2 pretty much wrote the book on unnecessary sequels, it still has a lot to give and makes for a solid adventure yarn, far from a classic, but a very worthy follow-up. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review David F When I saw that Roy Scheider returned for this sequel, I decided to check it out. Yes, the mayor who didn’t want to close the beeches during the first Jaws even though everybody was getting eaten by a dangerous shark is still the mayor in this film. And this one does try to bring up some of the elements of a critique of capitalism that were present in the first film. It begins at the ribbon cutting for a new Holiday Inn on Amity so you know that promoting the tourist season is going to be a big part of this film. Unfortunately, it all devolves into a great big mess. Scheider is game but he is also a little unhinged in this film, not quite the conflicted police chief with a fear of the water who needed to confront that fear in order to do his job and make the beaches safe again. A lot of this film follows a group of teens who are kind of stranded at sea and in peril with a new shark looking to eat people. The climax where the shark bites into an undersea power cable almost lives up to the conclusion of the first film but mostly this is a dud. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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