Deep Blue Sea

Call it silly. Call it obvious -- there's nothing more obvious than a shark attack. But this is one of the few big-fish horror films that still has the power to surprise.

You might guess that this movie will feature yelling, at least once, 'Let's get the hell outta here!'

The thrills are such a rush, however, and the balance of digitized and analog effects is generally so satisfying that pic's sheer dumbness finally becomes part of the fun.

For action-starved audiences suffering through a summer drought of flying glass and fiery explosions, this cheese barge may hit the spot.

A lame Jaws wannabe!

This is one of those ridiculous movies in which people stand around mouthing cliches and weak jokes as they await the next attack.

Rare is the terrible film that's this upbeat and delightful and entertaining.

Was Britain and were Brits really this boring in the '40s and '50s?

Some upscale action-cheese -- plus who doesn't love Cool J? But the movie's exposition and plotting are mega-lame; Kurtzman & Orci probably pray to Deep Blue Sea every morning.

...silly, campy material presented as serious high adventure.

I can't imagine wanting to see Deep Blue Sea again, but as a one-time-only, low-expectation, Sunday-afternoon diversion, it kept me amused.

Harlin, perpetrated, I mean, directed CUTTHROAT ISLAND, but oddly enough, it did not stop studios from giving him big bucks to repeat his mistakes.