Shark Night 3D : Movie Review


Walking into "Shark Night," there was already a lot going against it, not the least being a PG-13 rating that seemed to go against everything this kind of fun B-level slasher thriller usually stands for. That it was being released theatrically in 3-D was all the more suspect. Imagine 2010's initial 3-D release of "Piranha" without the rampant nudity and over-the-top violence and gore and what you'd have left is, well, some pretty scenery and a lot of bad dialogue. If director David R. Ellis (2006's "Snakes on a Plane") makes certain of anything here, it is the danger of preconceived notions. Far-fetched though it is, "Shark Night" works better than one could possibly imagine. It retains enough deadly mayhem and suggestive nudity (not to mention tight backside close-ups) to not feel the least bit watered-down, then does one better by treating its story and characters with an agreeable balance of the serious and tongue-and-cheek. As unnecessary as the format is in general, even the use of three dimensions is comparatively effective and unobtrusive.

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Author : Dustin Putman