(aka Jurassic Shark)
Okay. Let me just start by saying this movie is pretty terrible. With that out of the way, let me also say that I liked it. Yup, you read that correctly. It’s a Terrible with a capital T movie, and I liked it. This movie has none of the ingredients that make for a good film. It has zero plot, zero character development, and bad acting. But again…I liked it. First of all, the trailer should tell you all that you need to know about this movie. And I can confirm that the trailer didn’t promise me anything that I did not receive. To put it another way, this movie gave me everything that I asked for. Action? Check. Giant shark? Check. Jason Statham? Check. What more could you want? I mean let’s face it, if you’re looking for a good (and I mean GOOD) movie, you should know by watching the trailer that this isn’t it. But if you’re looking to lose yourself for 112 minutes to in-your-face action, campy dialogue, and Jason Statham in a wetsuit, then this is the movie for you. It’s intense. And yes, it’s terrible. But it’s also terribly fun. If you liked Jaws and you liked Jurassic Park…well there’s still no guarantee that you’ll like this movie because those are both actually good movies. But this one is sort-of, almost, very very slightly on the same wavelength. Basically instead of man vs. dinosaur or man vs. shark, it’s man vs. dinosaur shark. And there’s something kind of beautiful about that. Will I ever watch it again? Probably not. Would I have watched it at all if I didn’t have MoviePass? Maybe. But I probably would have waited for Redbox. Do I regret watching it? No. And you (probably) won’t either.