Deep Blue Sea
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+Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
What critics thought
A competently engineered B-movie shark thriller that divided critics mostly along the line of craft versus substance — admirers credited Renny Harlin with wringing genuine tension and surprise out of formulaic material, while detractors found the thin characters and derivative plotting hard to overlook. The set-pieces, LL Cool J's scene-stealing energy, and a willingness to subvert genre expectations kept even skeptics partially on board.
“an example of how expert action filmmaking and up-to-the-minute visual effects can transcend a workmanlike script and bring excitement to conventional genre material”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“a cut-rate Titanic stripped of romance and historical resonance and fused with Jaws, shorn of mythic symbolism and without complex characters”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“you're never entirely sure whether you're laughing at or with”
Ian Nathan·Empire
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Renny HarlinDirector
Saffron BurrowsDr. Susan McAlester
Thomas JaneCarter Blake
LL Cool JPreacher
Samuel L. JacksonRussell Franklin
Jacqueline McKenzieJanice Higgins
Michael RapaportTom Scoggins
Stellan SkarsgårdJim Whitlock
Aida TurturroBrenda Kerns
CristosBoat Captain
Valente RodriguezHelicopter Co-Pilot
Brent RoamHelicopter Winch Operator
Trevor RabinComposer
Stephen F. WindonCinematographyDeep Blue Sea
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
What critics thought
A competently engineered B-movie shark thriller that divided critics mostly along the line of craft versus substance — admirers credited Renny Harlin with wringing genuine tension and surprise out of formulaic material, while detractors found the thin characters and derivative plotting hard to overlook. The set-pieces, LL Cool J's scene-stealing energy, and a willingness to subvert genre expectations kept even skeptics partially on board.
“an example of how expert action filmmaking and up-to-the-minute visual effects can transcend a workmanlike script and bring excitement to conventional genre material”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“a cut-rate Titanic stripped of romance and historical resonance and fused with Jaws, shorn of mythic symbolism and without complex characters”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“you're never entirely sure whether you're laughing at or with”
Ian Nathan·Empire
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Renny HarlinDirectorSaffron BurrowsDr. Susan McAlesterThomas JaneCarter BlakeLL Cool JPreacherSamuel L. JacksonRussell FranklinJacqueline McKenzieJanice HigginsMichael RapaportTom ScogginsStellan SkarsgårdJim WhitlockAida TurturroBrenda KernsCristosBoat CaptainValente RodriguezHelicopter Co-PilotBrent RoamHelicopter Winch OperatorTrevor RabinComposerStephen F. WindonCinematographyRent & Buy
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