It’s a film you come away from feeling that you should get out there on the streets and start marching for sharks.
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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, a Toronto-based marine biologist and underwater photographer, makes up for in passion what he lacks in narrative subtlety.
02/01/08
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
Undersea photographer Rob Stewart, who directed, wrote, narrated, stars in, and helped shoot Sharkwater, really, really loves sharks. He also fears for their future on the planet. His lively documentary makes you see why, on both counts.
11/02/07
Sharkwater is a rare advocacy film that arouses both awe and wonder.
09/28/07
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
Sharkwater probably ranks as one of the most frightening shark movies ever -- but sharks are the victims.
11/01/07
Top CriticWhile it's true that documentary filmmaker Rob Stewart comes on with an onslaught of zeal over his legendary subject, sharks, it's also true that he proves he's no "Grizzly Man" taking up with bears in the wild.
10/22/07
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11/17/07
It’s Jaws – starring man as a far scarier predator.
05/15/08
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
This beautiful and urgent eco-doc takes a bite out of the shark mythology made indelible by Jaws.
10/31/07
Top Criticthe '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's hard not to admire a man with such admiration for the obscure, but Grizzly Man did it much better.
09/18/09
Torontonian Rob Stewart's underwater polemic on the many enemies of the behemoths at the top of the ocean's food chain comes on a little strong.
03/23/07
Top CriticIf 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
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
Dazzling underwater photography. Compromises story/entertainment for message.
11/02/07
It is forceful. It is advocacy journalism. It is a documentary with a social conscience and a scientific agenda.
03/23/07
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