Monday 16 November 2020

Deep Blue Sea - Nothing that original... and yet so much fun

Deep Blue Sea is a classic. No, not in the `Godfather' or `Empire Strikes Back' sense, but it's a classic in its own way. It's one of those movies that just invites you to suspend all your disbelief and go with it on a silly, shark-infested ride.

It's about a trio of genetically-modified sharks who escape their aquatic compound and start hunting down all the scientists (and generally anyone without fins and large teeth) who have been experimenting on them.

So, expect plenty of swimming and screaming before body parts start drifting away in the blood-soaked water. It's right up there with other monster-munching movies like `Deep Rising' and, more recently, `Grabbers' - just a daft, silly, gory film where helpless humans end up being stalked by something much larger (and hungrier).

Don't take it seriously - it's not made for serious thought (and I think Samuel L Jackson knew this when he signed on).

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that

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