A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
- jackmeatOctober 19, 2024My quick rating - 3.9/10. I decided to put my Quest 3 to use with this flick hoping for a solid 3D shark attack horror experience, but it didn't quite deliver. The movie suffers from poor acting and lacks intensity, which is disappointing for a creature feature. As for the 3D effects, they feel like an afterthought, only working well in maybe two scenes. The rest of the time, they don't add much to the film's impact minus one airborne shark :) For a horror flick, it's insanely tame. It teases the usual elements—like nudity and gore—but never once gives you boobs and hardly any blood. This makes it a letdown for anyone expecting a thrilling or bloody shark movie. The premise had potential, with an underlying idea involving why the sharks are in a lake, but the execution falls flat. The explanation gets lost in a dull, slow-moving plot that never really picks up. The perpetrators of the scheme are so stereotypical it is amusing and I would be curious to find out if those characters were meant to be a parody of other movies or were supposed to be taken seriously. It’s slightly better than the typical Syfy network fare but still feels like it’s not quite ready for the big leagues. Overall, it's a forgettable experience with a few decent moments but nothing truly memorable and not something I need in my collection to show off Meta's latest toy.
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Shark Night was released on August 31, 2011.
Shark Night was directed by David R. Ellis.
Shark Night has a runtime of 90m.
Shark Night was produced by Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, Lynette Howell Taylor.
A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
The key characters in Shark Night are Sara Palski (Sara Paxton), Nick (Dustin Milligan), Dennis Crim (Chris Carmack).
Shark Night is rated PG-13.
Shark Night is a Horror, Thriller, Action film.
Shark Night has an audience rating of 2.2 out of 10.
Shark Night had a budget of $25M.
Shark Night has made $41.4M at the box office.