Director: Kimble Rendall
Year: 2012
Country: Australia/Singapore/China
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Sharks
Plot:
Trapped together in a flooded supermarket, a group of survivors finds their escape attempts after a devastating hurricane strikes the town impeded by a vicious, man-eating shark trapped with them inside the building that has a taste for blood and must stop it in order to get out alive.
Review:
This one turned out to be quite an enjoyable killer shark effort. One of the better elements at work is the rather fun and engaging action delivered throughout here which runs pretty much nonstop throughout the film. This mostly comes from the fact that the escape attempts being made are handled quite realistically, with the group's attempts at getting away being hindered naturally and giving themselves to the shark to tear them to pieces. These here are rather fun, from the spectacle of the oncoming tsunami wave that hits the area and wipes out the stores while flooding the supermarket which is itself an impressive visual feat.
That gives way to realistic escapes attempts which creates an effective atmosphere and suspense when combined with the fact that being in the water at any point means that there's potentially going to be an attack, creating even more worry. That the attacks are brutal, vicious and extremely bloody makes for even more fun with a strong series of action-packed shark encounters from the scenes down in the underground car park where the shark continually stalks the couple in the car while the one trapped by the debris tries to help them with the distraction tactics that draw the shark away.
Those are just as much fun as the ambushes done on the main floor where the cramped, waterlogged store features plenty of great fun with the creature appearing in the aisles to chomp on the group hanging around while still remaining logical as to how a shark would go about doing this. The big series of showdowns with each shark on each level make for a strong finale as there’s a lot of action present fighting off the sharks, and giving this a lot to like. As well as it's cool gore and continuous pacing that never really lets it get too bogged down and boring, this here give this one a lot to like.
While it does have a lot, the flaws here are somewhat detrimental in that this is absolutely ludicrous-looking in 2D since it doesn't need 3D at all. This one would’ve been absolutely fine here without the unneeded setups that showcase this one in rather contrived setups that aim for the 3D format rather than being a part of the natural part of the story. The only other flaw is the pain-inducing and atrocious CGI used, which is plain wrong and doesn't belong here, but otherwise, this was an outstanding offering.
Overview: ****1/2/5
One of the more enjoyable and entertaining genre entries out there, this one doesn’t have too much wrong with it and it manages to have plenty to like as a result. Highly recommended to fans of shark movies or those looking to watch more serious efforts after watching the cheesy stuff, while those turned off by the flaws should heed caution.
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