Deep Blue Sea is a sharp, intelligent thriller, is like a mixture of Jaws and Speed. Director Renny Harlin once again proves that he is one of the most talented filmmakers in doing action films. He delivers bone-chilling situations, action at its best and achieves to create an entertaining-although not original- film, but, hey, that's what movies are all about. The cast is terrific, Thomas Jane, an unknown actor, had the chance to make a big transposition from small supporting roles to a bigger part. He is terrific as the tough, intrepid hero as is Samuel L. Jackson as the millionaire financing the shark project. There are a lot of roles in the story, the plot isn't convincing (sharks's brains used to help Parkinson patients?right.) but Deep Blue Sea sustains the interest during its time by delivering action and tension, it's like a rollercoaster ride with turns and surprises. The sharks are really impressive, but comparisons with Jaws are a little bit unfair, because a lot of time separates the two productions. The main difference between those two films is that in Jaws, you really didn't get to see a lot of the shark (that was a nice idea, because when you don't see what is coming, the suspense gets higher, just remember The Blair Witch Project) and in Deep Blue Sea you see big sharks cutting arms and heads off, faster and meaner than ever. Hollywood seems to be looking for its own past in order to bring a new breath to the industry of filmmaking, and even Burt Reynolds, who became a movie star after Deliverance, is know working in his Island of the Dead, he calls this film "the spiritual offspring of Deliverance". If remaking this old classics means to bring those interesting stories adapted to our time, then Hollywood is finally making a good bet!
Review of Deep Blue Sea
