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.
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Reviews Counted: 88
Fresh: 50
Rotten:38
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: Aside from a few thrills, Deep Blue Sea is unoriginal and unintelligent.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the facility the sharks start an uprising that... In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the facility the sharks start an uprising that threatens not only the project but the lives of the team. Familiar yet entertaining work by director Harlin. The special edition release contains a bonus behind-the-scenes documentary "When Sharks Attack!" [More]
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Stellan Skarsgaard, LL Cool J
Director: Renny Harlin
Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Robert Kosberg, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche
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Reviews for Deep Blue Sea
Harlin, perpetrated, I mean, directed CUTTHROAT ISLAND, but oddly enough, it did not stop studios from giving him big bucks to repeat his mistakes.
LL Cool J and Thomas Jane (are you looking for the new Steve McQueen? HE'S RIGHT HERE) keep the movie rolling.
If science can make sharks super- intelligent, why can't it do the same for screenwriters? ...For a movie about the advancement of knowledge, "Sea" is often flabbergastingly dumb.
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.
Harlin, in telling a standard tale of morality and conflict, turns in a plotless, empty picture that dissolves into an emotionless videogame.
You might guess that this movie will feature yelling, at least once, 'Let's get the hell outta here!'
A scary film about some of the consequences of messing with Mother Nature.
Despite scene after scene of mayhem, Harlin manages to create and and sustain extremely well-coiled tension.
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