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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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11/24/07
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
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
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05/16/08
Stewart is his own star, a would-be Speedo model and whoa-dude narrator whose droning reflections get in the way of his stunning underwater cinematography.
10/30/07
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
It is forceful. It is advocacy journalism. It is a documentary with a social conscience and a scientific agenda.
03/23/07
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
Rob Stewart's visually stunning documentary makes a powerful statement about the disastrous decline of the world's shark population and why it should -- and must -- matter to us.
09/28/07
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
The high point of this entertaining documentary is [Rob] Stewart’s stop-at-nothing passion to save the sharks, especially when he hooks up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson to track down poachers off the coast of Costa Rica.
09/27/07
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.
02/22/08
In its present form, however, the film's merits are compromised by structural and conceptual flaws.
09/18/06
An amateurish but enjoyable and informative piece correcting all the misconceptions we might have about sharks.
12/11/07
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.
02/22/08
Undeniably captivating.
11/01/07
The film does what it's supposed to, inspire outrage. But still, Jaws will never have the appeal of those baby pandas.
09/01/07
It's hard not to admire a man with such admiration for the obscure, but Grizzly Man did it much better.
09/18/09
It may seem strange to contemplate the possibility that sharks are more victim than vicious. Yet after Stewart makes his case you may find them and their cause, as he does, all-consuming.
11/01/07
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