Review of The Shallows

The Shallows (2016)
8/10
Loaded with stunning visuals and overdone tropes, The Shallows delivered.
14 September 2016
A medical student deals with the grief of her mother's recent death by going surfing all alone, leaving all the family problems behind her. Things start to take a different turn when a terror from the deep sea hunts her down. Her perseverance and her will to survive will be greatly tested in this 80 minute film.

Blake Lively successfully delivered a breathtaking performance, given so many materials she has to work on. The movie also has beautiful shots spread throughout the movie, with each shots managed to create the small world that revolved around the main character.

The music may irritate some people though, as they constantly used the same sound effects whenever the camera submerged into water. It sounds realistic a few times, but it is just too much. The film also suffer from the case of a predictable plot and basic tropes.

However, the tension and the terror provided in this yet another man vs. shark movie is very much real. Definitely one of those movies you want to watch with your friends to hype it up even more.
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