Director: Brian Nowack
Year: 2021
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Sharks
Plot:
Carrying on a special mission, the crew of a US Destroyer ship finds themselves saving a member of the Chinese Navy spying on US communications after they were attacked by massive megalodon sharks only for their ship to become the new target and must find a way to stop the creatures.
Review:
This one turned out to be a decent enough if flawed offering. When this one works is due to the film's setup involving the various parties involved in the storyline here. The series of international espionage acts that take place here, from the original scenario attempting to spy on US communications before being attacked by the sharks which cause the subs to be in the area that brings the US ships into contact with the Chinese ships. Given this is turning into a potential war alongside the quest to prove the existence of the sharks from the first film that destroyed the previous ship, the setup here isn't that bad and serves this one quite well.
This setup is enough to give the film some goofy, cheesy shark action. The early scenes feature the shark swarm attacking the Chinese ship while the US ship looks on and returns fire when they turn their attention away from the Chinese ship to the US one. The series of encounters that follow features the ship blowing ammunition at the sharks which provides some fun with the heavy artillery being brought to bear on the sharks, and the attack on the beach has some cheesy sequences with the ground forces attacking the sharks featuring a lot to like. The finale, with the series of military actions brought to the fight against the shark, leads to a lot of likable qualities here as the plan to stop it carries some great action along the way. These are what keep the film going for the most part.
There isn't much that holds the film down. One of the only issues with this one is a highly unrealistic setup that features an officer continually questioning the officers' passive orders in favor of his own personal beliefs towards combat. It's highly unlikely that someone in the modern military would have this kind of reaction and outburst that come in direct opposition to direct orders from higher-ups but also put the ship in danger solely for personal glory like this. This is especially true once the shark comes into play and the squabbling over protocol drags this section of the film down to debate everything they do, and along with the rather obvious CGI for the sharks, these stand out as the film's only real issues.
Overview: ***.5/5
A generally fun creature feature that has a lot to like about it while there are only a couple of flaws to hold it back, this one generates enough likable qualities to be a fun cheesy shark film. Viewers who appreciate those qualities or the creative crew will enjoy this one, while those who don't like those factors should heed caution with this one.
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