This feels like an unofficial remake of Sylvester Stallone's CLIFFHANGER moved to South Africa and starring Halle Berry. Ms Berry plays Kate, a "shark whisperer" who has lost her magic after a shark attack kills a diver on her team. But when an ex-boyfriend offers her a chance to get her mojo back by leading a millionaire on a risky shark dive, she decides to go for it. This film never got a full theatrical release and it's pretty obvious why after watching it. It's not a bad movie, it's just dull. Not sure what Ms Berry thought she was signing on to, but it's not exciting enough to be an action film, not suspenseful enough to be a thriller, and not gory enough to enter into the horror category. It is obvious that JAWS will always be the gold star shark movie. DARK TIDE doesn't even begin to compare. Ms Berry looks bored and eventually it becomes clear that she just wanted a paid vacation in beautiful locations. Had the film been about 20 minutes shorter and had a few more juicy shark attacks, DARK TIDE might have had a shot. As it is, it's a perfectly harmless tale that could have had a lot more bite.
No comments:
Post a Comment