This movie should be called "Shaw's" because Robert Shaw owns it. Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss are competent, but Robert Shaw's performance as Quint is superb.
As other reviewers have noted, "Jaws" isn't really scary, but it IS exciting (especially the second half). I would call it an adventure movie rather than a horror film. As other reviewers have also mentioned, apart from the the now-famous "approaching shark" motif, the John Williams score is insipid and sometimes seems utterly unsuited to the action on screen.
If you've never seen it, see it if only for Shaw's bravura performance.
As other reviewers have noted, "Jaws" isn't really scary, but it IS exciting (especially the second half). I would call it an adventure movie rather than a horror film. As other reviewers have also mentioned, apart from the the now-famous "approaching shark" motif, the John Williams score is insipid and sometimes seems utterly unsuited to the action on screen.
If you've never seen it, see it if only for Shaw's bravura performance.