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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.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for images of animal cruelty, thematic elements, language and some smoking.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

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... 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 shark finning that threatens the animal's existence. [More]

Director: Rob Stewart

Director: Rob Stewart
Screenwriter: Rob Stewart
Producer: Rob Stewart
Composer: Jeff Rona
Studio: SW Productions Release

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It's hard not to admire a man with such admiration for the obscure, but Grizzly Man did it much better.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
09/18/09
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

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.

Full Review Source: GreenCine | comment Comment
07/30/09
Craig Phillips
Craig Phillips
GreenCine
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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
05/16/08
Sydney Morning Herald
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It’s Jaws – starring man as a far scarier predator.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
05/15/08
Luke Goodsell
Luke Goodsell
Empire Magazine Australasia

It’s a film you come away from feeling that you should get out there on the streets and start marching for sharks.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
05/15/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

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

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
05/12/08
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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.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/22/08
Cath Clarke
Cath Clarke
Guardian [UK]

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.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
02/22/08
Total Film
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Stewart'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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/22/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

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.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/22/08
BBC
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Faintly 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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/22/08
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

the 'reality drama' that unfolds on-screen takes viewers away from the real ecological issue (much as it took Stewart away from his diving)

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
02/20/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

Stewart, a Toronto-based marine biologist and underwater photographer, makes up for in passion what he lacks in narrative subtlety.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/01/08
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Features beautiful underwater photography and a stirring call to action.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/23/08
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Cautionary environmental documentary that asserts there's more to sharks than "Jaws."

Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
01/23/08
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

ecological alarm clock once again rings in 2007

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
12/15/07
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

An amateurish but enjoyable and informative piece correcting all the misconceptions we might have about sharks.

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12/11/07
Dennis Schwartz
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11/24/07
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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11/17/07
Denver Post
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Sharkwater is fascinating both as political statement and beautifully filmed documentary.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
11/03/07
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan
 
 
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