6.3
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Jason Statham
Jonas Taylor
Li Bingbing
Suyin
Rainn Wilson
Morris
Cliff Curtis
James 'Mac' Mackreides
Ruby Rose
Jaxx
Jessica McNamee
Lori
Masi Oka
Toshi
Winston Chao
Zhang
Shuya Sophia Cai
Meiying
Page Kennedy
DJ
Robert Taylor
Heller
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
The Wall
Mai Hongmei
Mother
Wei Yi
Awesome Kid on Beach
Vithaya Pansringarm
Thai Boat Captain
Rob Kipa-Williams
D'Angelo
Tawanda Manyimo
Marks
Mark Trotter
Injured Sailor
James Gaylyn
David E. Jordan
Andrew Grainger
Morris' Lawyer
Steven A. Davis
Speedboat Crewman
Glen Levy
Speedboat Mercenary
Edwin Wright
Morris' Helicopter Pilot
Ivy Tsui
Bride
Jeremy Tan
Groom
Tim Wong
News Camera Operator
Yoson An
News Helicopter Pilot
Yao Yao
Dude on Raft
Leand Macadaan
Filipino Fisherman #1 (uncredited)
Boaz Magege
Launch Controller
Piroon Vongvaruj
Thai Boat Crewman
Douglas Lee
Wedding Photographer
Teresa Lee
Bridesmaid
Marc Copage
Interrogator
Director
Jon Turteltaub
Novel
Steve Alten
Screenplay
Dean Georgaris
Screenplay
Erich Hoeber
Screenplay
Jon Hoeber
December 24, 2018
6
Well, when the credits started to roll I cannot say that I felt it had been a waste of time and money. I did indeed have some enjoyment watching this movie. However, it could have been a lot better.
For starters, what is the point of making a movie about a bloody “dinosaur shark” and aim for a PG-13 rating? Whoever made that incredibly stupid decision obviously missed the mark big time. I think this was the biggest fault with the movie. There were so many missed opportunities. The entire scene at the beach at the end of the movie was just wasted for example.
The script was of course somewhat illogical with holes in it large enough to drive a, well, a Megalodon through them. This however was something that I more or less expected given the kind of movie. First of all it is science fiction and fantasy after all and second, it appears that these kind of movies never seem to get anything better than mediocre script writers…at best.
There were some good things though. I have read the book and I didn’t really like it. In my review I gave it 2 out 5 five stars. The main reason for this was that the book was more of a bad soap opera than a horror/thriller. It was so filled with unlikable, scheming and backstabbing assholes that it was really not enjoyable. Jason’s ex wife was such a despicable bitch that she alone ruined the book for example.
Luckily the movie had toned down that aspect of the book quite a lot. Actually, in the end, there was really only one truly despicable asshole in the movie and he met with the fate that he deserved thanks to his own stupidity.
So, I did enjoy the movie and, as a science fiction and fantasy fan, I am glad to have watched it. I mean, a giant pre-historic shark on the big screen does have a certain cool-factor after all. It was somewhat saved by Jason Statham being in it though and it could have been a lot better.