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Sharkwater (2007)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:30
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: In addition to its breathtaking underwater photography, Sharkwater has a convincing, impassioned argument of how the plight of sharks affects everyone.
Theatrical Release:Nov 2, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: The anti-JAWS, this documentary from Rob Stewart demonstrates importance of sharks to the world's ecosystems. SHARKWATER shows the truth about the sea creatures, including the horrific practice of... [More]
Director: Rob Stewart
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Reviews for Sharkwater
If the film sometimes gets choppy, the filmmaker's passion for the subject and the disturbing revelations to be gained from watching the film make it more than worthwhile.
07/30/09
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05/16/08
Top CriticIt’s Jaws – starring man as a far scarier predator.
05/15/08
It’s a film you come away from feeling that you should get out there on the streets and start marching for sharks.
05/15/08
Here's a documentary with teeth and a bite that should leave a nasty scar on the conscience of the illegal fishermen who continue to brutally plunder sharks for their fins %u2013 and those ignorant fools who consume shark fins
05/12/08
With its stunning photography this would be a righteous and magnificent documentary were it not for the on-camera presence of film-maker Rob Stewart, marine biology's answer to Tom Cruise.
02/22/08
Planet Earth saturation and the bludgeoning political stance pull it down, but it’s still a consistently engaging, partly thrilling look at a misunderstood species.
02/22/08
Top CriticStewart's 'personal journey' format isn't entirely successful, and verges on the egotistical, but the message of this film, and the imagery and statistics it tells it with, is angry, credible and worthwhile.
02/22/08
Stewart's point is that the shark fin industry, in its short-sighted quest for financial gain, may trigger an ecological disaster beyond the extinction of the sharks themselves. This is depressing, but important, stuff.
02/22/08
Top CriticFaintly egotistical biologist-turned-filmmaker Rob Stewart spent four years making this investigative doc and the result, despite his tendency towards over-earnest, stoner-esque commentary, is enlightening, shocking and more than a little worrying.
02/22/08
the 'reality drama' that unfolds on-screen takes viewers away from the real ecological issue (much as it took Stewart away from his diving)
02/20/08
Stewart, a Toronto-based marine biologist and underwater photographer, makes up for in passion what he lacks in narrative subtlety.
02/01/08
Features beautiful underwater photography and a stirring call to action.
01/23/08
Cautionary environmental documentary that asserts there's more to sharks than "Jaws."
01/23/08
ecological alarm clock once again rings in 2007
12/15/07
An amateurish but enjoyable and informative piece correcting all the misconceptions we might have about sharks.
12/11/07
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11/24/07
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11/17/07
Top CriticSharkwater is fascinating both as political statement and beautifully filmed documentary.
11/03/07
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