Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Barrowman | ... | Ben | |
Jenny McShane | ... | Cat (as Jennifer McShane) | |
Ryan Cutrona | ... | Chuck | |
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George Stanchev | ... | Esai |
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Pavlin Kemilev | ... | Porter |
Plamen Manassiev | ... | Radio Tech (as Plamen Manasiev) | |
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Krasimir Simeonov | ... | Sonar Chief |
Ivo Tonchev | ... | Ramirez | |
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Rosi Chernogorova | ... | Sherry |
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Plamen Zahov | ... | Hector |
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Peter Rusev | ... | First Mate |
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Viktor Chichov | ... | Male Tourist (as Victor Chichov) |
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Anya Pencheva | ... | Wife |
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Danny Boy | ... | Diver #1 (as Dany Boy) |
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Bocho Vasilev | ... | Security Guard |
Twenty-four million years ago, the gigantic Megalodon, a 20-tonne killing machine with a 10-foot gaping bite, ruled the prehistoric oceans; but, thankfully, it became extinct. However, when the marine biologist, Cat Stone, discovers a massive shark tooth off the Mexican coast, her worst fears surface--the most menacing creature to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path. Now, as the massive beast terrorises the workers during the maintenance on an underwater cable, they must hunt the fierce oceanic killer and destroy it, before there is no one left to stop it. Is there an escape from the jaws of terror? Written by Nick Riganas
While it's difficult to find anything useful to add to the many insighful reviews of this "movie," there is at least one performance I think deserves special mention. Shark Attack 3: Megalodon offers one of the best examples of "method acting" I've ever seen. Leading man John Barrowman so immerses himself in his character that his single-minded approach dominates every scene. Unfortunately, the character he assumes for this movie was not that of Ben the glorified lifeguard who appears in the script, but the character of Tom Cruise playing Ben the lifeguard. In almost every shot, Barrowman can be seen ripping off a Cruise smile, a Cruise laugh, a Cruise pose, a Cruise expression, a Cruise anything he can get his hands on. And all this is completely independent of whatever Ben the Lifeguard is supposed to be doing in the scene other than being a Tom Cruise impersonator. I've seen some other actors attempt similar feats (Skeet Ulrich as Johnny Depp comes to mind), but none has taken on this particular role with such scrupulous dedication and total disregard of its effect on the actual movie.