Monday, February 23, 2015

Shark Night (2011)

Genre: Thriller / Horror
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Starring: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee
Running Time: 90 minutes


Sara invites six of her university friends to join her for a weekend party at a lake house in her home town. The party turns to tragedy when sharks start attacking the vacationers. Then, it only gets worse when a former boyfriend of Sara comes along for revenge.

This is no great film by any stretch of the imagination. Plain and simple, this is no Jaws. This 2011 title is based on cheap thrills and fast-paced action. The filmmakers are really cashing in on cute girls in bikinis. To me, when that is your only calling card, you need to go all the way with it. It is not the case here, where we get softer than softcore. Plain teasing.

We are still served a few exciting scenes with the sharks, action that is well choreographed, and the girls are cute, but it is not enough to make this really memorable.

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