Jon Turteltaub directs this motion/journey movie, and together with his historical past of success from hits corresponding to National Treasure, one would suppose it will be a thrill experience of enjoyable. Unfortunately, the script by Dean Georgaris, with Jon and Erich Hoeber, falls brief, leaving the viewer feeling like they’ve watched a re-release of a 1980’s flick with fashionable particular results added.

Jason Statham is Jonas Taylor, a deep-water rescue professional who has been haunted for 5 years with the failure to deliver a part of his group out alive. His story of an enormous shark destroying a ship, crammed with associates that he supposedly deserted, causes everybody to consider he’s delusional. He has spent the time because the rescue drowning his painful recollections in beer.  But when former teammate Mac (Cliff Curtis) and his boss Zhang (Winston Chao) come to him in search of assist for one more deep-water rescue, he can not refuse when he’s advised his ex-wife Lori (Jessica McNamee) is on the ship. As the mission unfolds, Jonas’ worst nightmares and recollections come true as one other megalodon pursues him out of the depths.

Even with quite a lot of suspension of disbelief utilized, the script is extremely arduous to consider in, and there are a selection of points with species evolution and habits which are troublesome to disregard. But even should you get round that, the story follows a well-recognized trajectory, particularly within the first half of the movie, and presents few surprises to maintain viewers on their toes. At that time, credibility bolts for the door and the movie takes on a “comic book” really feel. Although it doesn’t appear that this was the intent, or that Turteltaub even realized this throughout filming, it does earn the title a little bit additional bump on this score.

None of the performing stands out significantly, even with various nearly acquainted faces in Bingbing Li, Masi Oka, Ruby Rose, Robert Taylor, and Rainn Wilson. This is one other summer season blockbuster-wannabe that appears like individuals taking part in different individuals. In truth, the one interaction within the script that appears to seize actuality is how associates reply to one another. However, as an alternative of making a way of loss within the moments it’s known as for, we’re assaulted with a short second of grief, adopted by a lackluster return to enterprise as typical. For this cause, there aren’t any significantly optimistic callouts to the performances. Worse, that is yet one more movie wherein the solitary black lead is much too stereotypical to take severely, and that is an extra blemish on the script.

Other than a couple of moments and the unintentional flip in the direction of farce, the true high quality of this movie is within the particular results. The shark is probably the most plausible ingredient, mixing seamlessly with each the settings and the characters. There is rarely a touch that the beast may be wherever however proper there with them on the display screen, and everybody concerned from cinematographer Tom Stern to the artwork, particular results, and visible results departments must be counseled.

Unfortunately, these few issues aren’t sufficient to avoid wasting what’s an in any other case lukewarm, considerably campy entry into the motion/journey style. The movie is certain to please followers of Statham, however these in search of an excellent story along with the motion are more likely to be left excessive and dry.