The Shallows

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Justin P @RT10780910 Aug 1 Another pure fantasy with the all too typical demonization of sharks, especially great whites. Although this film is mildly suspenseful, it’s the same warn out story. See more Welll A @Azevader88 Aug 1 A good dose of tension with Jaume Collet-Serra's competent direction for the different stages of Nancy's (Blake Lively, charismatic) struggle for survival. The script works well with the situations to maintain interest, since the scenario does not change. I just don't deal well with characters who voluntarily put themselves in situations of danger of death like Nancy does here. There were so many red flags before the shark attack happened (the friend who didn't go, the driver asking how she would get out of there, she didn't even know the name of the beach she was on, how deserted it was, not having left with the surfers...), that at a certain point I honestly couldn't cheer for her. Only for Steven Seagull. Best character, and what a genius name. I have a hard time buying the premise of an animal that does things out of spite, and not by simple instinct, to feed itself. Maybe in a more 'trash' context, as in an "Anaconda" it works more for me, here it didn't happen. #HBOMax See more PJ V @RT21059276 Jul 26 Probably one of my favorite shark flicks when I now have 8!! Really intense with just doing a one shot!! See more dustination P @dustination Jul 21 It was fine. It was never great, but never terrible either. Thankfully, it was realitively short. Had they made it much longer, it would have likely overstayed its welcome. Blake Lively did a good job acting in a role that is mostly just her stuck on an object in water and talking to herself or a seagull. It is not a movie I'd necessarily recommend, but it's also not one I'd tell people to avoid. See more Par H @Parhwy Jul 17 The Shallows (2016) is an 86-minute-long US thriller / horror I borrowed from my niece’s DVD collection and saw in July 2026. This film is reasonably efficient in conveying its elements and motivations: the drive to the beach, the reason she goes to the beach, what goes good at the beach, and what goes wrong. Even the shark’s motivation to hang around beyond a full belly gets a reason. I enjoy films which overlap social media apps instead of just showing you a phone (The Shallows use both techniques). The weakest point of the film is that you get a snippet of a future event into which the main character is driving to, to build the tension. Overall, this film is simple yet efficient. It does what it set out to do. Rewatch? No (I say having watched it twice). Recommend? Yes. 7/10. See more Schlub Z @SchlubZero Jul 11 If you can look past the “Jaws: The Revenge” levels of vindictiveness from the villainous fish, there’s an interesting survival film here with some themes that, while never feeling fully fleshed out, still held my attention for the most part. See more Read all reviews

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