The script is so poor that any attempt to introduce a straw-man argument about medical ethics and animal testing is embarrassing.
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01/01/00
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:51
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... [More]
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows
Director: Renny Harlin
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Reviews for Deep Blue Sea
It's no "Jaws," it's not really that scary, but it is fun.
01/01/00
A no-brainer if there ever was one.
01/01/00
Una cinta más en la que la forma de contar una historia es suplantada por una gran cantidad de efectos especiales
03/14/01
A taut, exciting thriller that takes movie-goers and characters deep under water and leaves them gasping for breath.
01/01/00
Top CriticStrangely monotonous, with distressingly few chuckles.
01/01/00
This is one of those ridiculous movies in which people stand around mouthing cliches and weak jokes as they await the next attack.
01/01/00
A silly no-brainer!
01/01/00
Mindless fun requires a lighter touch and more suspense than director Renny Harlin can deliver.
01/01/00
Top CriticA scary film about some of the consequences of messing with Mother Nature.
03/03/02
A lame Jaws wannabe!
01/01/00
Top CriticThe picture has one thing going for it: the element of surprise.
01/01/00
Despite scene after scene of mayhem, Harlin manages to create and and sustain extremely well-coiled tension.
04/17/01
Harlin, perpetrated, I mean, directed CUTTHROAT ISLAND, but oddly enough, it did not stop studios from giving him big bucks to repeat his mistakes.
04/05/03
A fat, irresistible Twinkie of a summer thriller!
01/01/00
Top CriticSilly dialogue, petrified acting, ludicrous exposition.
01/01/00
What more can anyone ask from an unpretentious piece of pure action escapism?
01/01/00
Unpredictable, fast-moving!
01/01/00
A neat package of terror, sharks and special effects!
01/01/00
Top CriticDespite a whole raft of contrived nonsense, it's also scary.
01/01/00
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