Youre not exactly rooting for the shark, but youre not really rooting against it either.
The film is so restrained that I wish theyd gone all-in and splurged for an R rating.
She simply doesnt have the skill to pull it off, and you end up feeling cheated.
Credit: 20th Century Fox; Vince Valitutti; Murray Close; Gunther Campine
The sad part is, The Shallows could have been a really fun B-movie.
And in a lot of ways, it is.
Too bad its a bit too watered down.B-
Read the full EW review.
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Metacritic: 58
Independence Day: Resurgence
Opens June 24.
That, in and of itself, is not something Im against.
But Emmerich and his army of screenwriters (including original co-writer Dean Devlin) dont even bother with that.
Unlike 12 Years a Slave, which never flinched inside its antebellum horror house, the movie lacks brio.
The ending will shock just about everyone, but to what end?
But its not Toy Story, Inside Out or even Nemo.
Details are vague, and the dialogue is beyond clunky.
Characters say things like Seeing is believing and Ill make you suffer with straight faces and mean it.
He seems to get that the silliness is baked in.
Where to even begin?
The big hardcover one.
When it works, the studio gets rich and the fans are respected and rewarded.
Its soulless, incoherent, Renaissance Faire hooey.
