The Shallows

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Sasen M Fun and enjoyable. Not to mention a decent movie for horror fans. You must check it out you'll love it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Elias R Cool concept. Great cinematography and pacing. Can be quite thrilling. Blake lively, while a terrible actress, manages to be pretty good in this role. I also take issue with the tone of the film--it paints itself as this grounded movie, situated in the real world, yet the plot development really stretches into the supernatural. That uncertainty of atmosphere breaks immersion and plot cohesion in the latter half of the film. The screenwriter really couldn't decide what he was going for. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review BJ M It could have been a good movie but it lacked realism - Lively acted well but the shark attack scenes were fake and not realistic. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Chris S Sorry but the Fan score of 59 is very low lol This was a good movie. Solid 70-75. Not a masterpiece but very entertaining and it pulls you in. Very few movies gave me this level of anxiety. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Percy C Blake is a great actress and sells this movie Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Matthew D Blake Lively is actually excellent as a surfer girl attacked by a shark. Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan and House of Wax) delivers a survival horror thriller called The Shallows (2016). It is a frightening horror film, a clever survival thriller, and a lovely surfing picture all at once. Collet-Serra’s direction delivers exciting shark attacks and ingenious ways to survive by being resourceful. It’s a beautiful film visually with breathtaking wide shots of vast waters and expansive beaches. Blake Lively also looks stunning as a smart and sexy surfer in a bikini. The Shallows is attempting to be like Blue Crush, Into the Blue, 127 Hours, all mixed with Jaws. It rides the waves of terror with ease thanks to Blake Lively’s standout acting performance. Writer Anthony Jaswinski came up with engaging scenarios for shark attacks, the shark circling the waters, tending to injuries, timing the high and low tides, jellyfish appearing, jellyfish stings, coral reef damage, to even treating a cute seagull. I like all the different ways that Lively has to come up with to live with limited resources. The Shallows has a great premise of having a foolish American tourist surfer trying to surf in a secluded secret break off the beaches of Mexico. Then a shark attack occurs and we’re off. I think people will continue to revisit The Shallows as the excellent film it remains. Blake Lively is surprisingly gripping, moving, likable, and impressive as surfer heroine Nancy Adams. Lively is not one of my favorite actresses, but she delivers a compelling and engaging lead actress role in The Shallows. Óscar Jaenada is very nice and considerate as local Carlos, although he never reveals the name of the beach, which I imagine was something along the lines of Shark Death Bay. Sully Seagull is adorable as the seagull in The Shallows, who befriends and helps Blake Lively out. Editor Joel Negron’s smooth cuts from surfing footage to the shark’s perspective are amusing. Cinematographer Flavio Martínez Labiano’s wide shots of Blake Lively and her double surfing are fabulous. Mick O'Brien and Mark Levey’s bright lighting is lovely. All the shark, whale, and dolphin CGI look spectacular. The surfing stunts are cool. Composer Marco Beltrami’s film score is thrilling. Costume designer Kym Barrett’s bikini and wet suit for Blake Lively look great. In short, The Shallows is a brief and brisk survival horror film at a tight 86 minutes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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