Sure, it doesn't match the heights of either Gravity or The Martian, but then again, its budget is a mere fraction of what those films cost. It's gorgeously shot, suspenseful, emotionally gratifying, and entirely successful on what it sets out to be - a solid B-movie, and it takes skill to pull that off. Overall, there's a lot to like about The Shallows. There's a quiet fierceness and admirability to her character that makes it easy to root for her survival. It also doesn't hurt that Lively successfully carries the entire film on her shoulders, giving what is arguably the best performance in her career to date. For example, the scene when Blake Lively's character first gets attacked by the shark is beautifully composed - in one unbroken take, no less - and legitimately nightmarish, with the red blood slowly overtaking the blue screen. The Shallows could have been an otherwise conventional and forgettable thriller without Collet-Serra's strong and stylish direction.

But then you have someone like Jaume Collet-Serra, who knows a thing or two about framing a scene, getting good performances from his actors, and above all, making an entertaining movie. There's Renny Harlin on one end of the spectrum, making crap like The Legend of Hercules, 12 Rounds, and The Covenant. People often underestimate or under-appreciate the ability to produce a genuinely good B-movie. It's a shot, and it's a miss! Wasted opportunity. Something tells me you wouldn't have a 4G connection on that beach to stream video on your phone. Am I supposed to believe a beach this nice is right next to Tijuana, within walking distance of drunks, yet there's nobody there, no garbage, nothing?ДЎ2. Why is there a buoy there, of all places?ДЎ1. That shark is dumb enough to swim full force into the bottom of the ocean?ДЎ0. Holding on to that chain would've ruptured her eardrums in seconds because she wasn't equalizing.Д©. Yet at the end when she sinks to the bottom, it's suddenly 60+ feet deep?!ДЁ. The water is clearly shallow, as you can see in the aerial shots.

I've seen 1980 horror movies with better blood. But not as bad as the fake wound on her leg. Why would you try to eat a crab after just a few hours? Just nonsensical.Д¦. That whale carcass appeared out of nowhere? She's been surfing there all day, and suddenly turns her head and it's magically 60 feet away?ДҐ. There's a juicy fat whale carcass right there, but the shark is only interested in bony human beings?Д¤. A shark that size bites you, and all you have is a tiny nick in your leg?ДЈ. But problem 1: where are the waves? There aren't any! It's clear that the actual surfing shots were filmed elsewhere. I love the beautiful bay and the long shots showing how pretty it is. I wanted to like this movie, but it's just so stupid I can't.

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