Director: Anthony C. Ferrante
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Sharks
Plot:
When a massive storm washes over California and brings a swarm of sharks from the deep up to the surface and into the crowded cities, a group of survivors try to navigate the blood-stained streets to stop the ravenous creatures and end the nightmare.
Review:
This here was a really fun and enjoyable effort that really got a lot right. One of the biggest pluses here is the fact that there's an incredibly novel method of continuously getting a ton of action into the effort. The concept of the film where the wind and rain of a tornado drop the sharks deep into the heart of the city, gives this plenty to like as there's a unique setup at play here taking sharks away from the water where they're known to live and placing them on dry land letting the ferocity and intensity of their attacks take place in a new locale. This is a fun idea, and the images of them floundering away at the hapless citizens makes for quite a bit of fun with several key sequences that are an absolute blast to watch.
The first attack on the beach where the surfers are attacked in the beach come off really nicely with the panic in the surf followed by the scenes of them dropping on the beach patrons which is plenty of fun. The ensuing escape into the streets with the crowded freeway being flooded and then overrun with sharks provides even more fun, and with the rescue attempts featured throughout here the action is enhanced even more along with the attack at the house which is plenty of fun with sharks crashing through causing the destruction of the house. There's more fun with the later rescue attempts and the different plans to shut it down offering some big action here as they go for the ridiculous concepts rather nicely.
The finale is also quite a bit of fun to get through that has a rather fun vibe to it that makes for a strong overall finish to this, and with the action scenes of the hurricane touching down early on that causes widespread destruction along the way as well as the plentiful gore along the way provides this with plenty to like. The CGI is a mess, as always, which really amounts to the only flaw here as well as the constant and irritating size discrepancies that pop up from time-to-time as well due to the fact that the different species of sharks utilized tend to vary as well within the sequence, and when inserts featuring animatronic props or real-live sharks are put into play it's a little distracting. Overall, though, there's a lot to like with this one.
Overview: **** 1/2/5
Overall, this one had a lot of highly enjoyable and worthwhile elements that make the entire premise worthwhile for those willing to go along on the ride. Definitely give this a go if you're at the least bit intrigued by these kinds of schlocky creature features or can appreciate the fun, silly genre efforts while those that can't under any circumstances should avoid altogether.
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