Silverstone clearly wasn't meant for drama/horror, but is hilarious in comedies. Her laughter is infections, but her distressed screams, grunts and groans are as entertaining as nails on a chalkboard.
Speaking of nails on a chalkboard, shark movies have evolved since JAWS, and so have the viewing audience's expectations. There have been some fantastic movies like THE REEF, which terrifies me still, and others like OPEN WATER 3: CAGE DIVE, THE SHALLOWS, THE MEG, DEEP BLUE SEA (1 & 3, skip 2) and lower budgeted movies like BAIT, 47 METERS DOWN (1 & ESPECIALLY 2!), 12 DAYS OF TERROR, SHARK NIGHT, and the hilarious SALTWATER (aka ATOMIC SHARK) that have sharks as the main characters in "shark movies" and are fantastically entertaining to me, especially when they are about a shark that's not (or not just) a great white, like MALIBU SHARK ATTACK, which features goblin sharks, SHARK NIGHT, which features cookie cutter sharks. My point is, we've got so many great shark movies to choose from that movie-makers are really going to have to step it up if you plan on making a movie of this kind.
I gave this movie ten stars because I rate on a pass/fail, and while I sincerely wish I hadn't spent $13 on this one, I applaud the effort because the scenery and people of Viet Nam where beautiful, and that's new to me and movies from/about that country. Usually, the locations are elsewhere, like Thailand, Hong Kong, and China.
I'd like to see more of this writer/director - provided he can keep up with the ravenous demands of the viewing audience.
Speaking of nails on a chalkboard, shark movies have evolved since JAWS, and so have the viewing audience's expectations. There have been some fantastic movies like THE REEF, which terrifies me still, and others like OPEN WATER 3: CAGE DIVE, THE SHALLOWS, THE MEG, DEEP BLUE SEA (1 & 3, skip 2) and lower budgeted movies like BAIT, 47 METERS DOWN (1 & ESPECIALLY 2!), 12 DAYS OF TERROR, SHARK NIGHT, and the hilarious SALTWATER (aka ATOMIC SHARK) that have sharks as the main characters in "shark movies" and are fantastically entertaining to me, especially when they are about a shark that's not (or not just) a great white, like MALIBU SHARK ATTACK, which features goblin sharks, SHARK NIGHT, which features cookie cutter sharks. My point is, we've got so many great shark movies to choose from that movie-makers are really going to have to step it up if you plan on making a movie of this kind.
I gave this movie ten stars because I rate on a pass/fail, and while I sincerely wish I hadn't spent $13 on this one, I applaud the effort because the scenery and people of Viet Nam where beautiful, and that's new to me and movies from/about that country. Usually, the locations are elsewhere, like Thailand, Hong Kong, and China.
I'd like to see more of this writer/director - provided he can keep up with the ravenous demands of the viewing audience.
