Dark Tide (2012)

A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers:

Ronnie Christensen (screenplay), Amy Sorlie (screenplay)

Stars:

Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Halle Berry	...	Kate Mathieson
Olivier Martinez	...	Jeff
Sizwe Msutu	...	Themba
Mark Elderkin	...	Tommy
Thoko Ntshinga	...	Zukie
Henrik Vos	...	German Man
Judith Kronenberg-Sarembock	...	German Woman
Wayne Harrison	...	English Dad
Josef Du Plessis	...	English Boy
Jessica Taylor	...	English Mum
Ralph Brown	...	Brady
Luke Tyler	...	Luke
P.J. Van Der Walt	...	Poacher
Gary Jacobie	...	Poacher
Eugene Seloca	...	Poacher

Storyline

Kate is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer," Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's ex-boyfriend Jeff presents her with a lucrative opportunity to lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman on a dangerous shark dive - outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground - Shark Alley.

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Plot Keywords:

jelly fish | touching a shark | underwater photography | woman wearing a sting bikini | can of beer | 

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Taglines:

In Shark Alley, courage runs deep

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA UK South Africa Germany France

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Aguas profundas

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Cinema, Magnet Media Group, Magnet Media Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had a reported $25 million budget, and eventually grossed less than $500,000 at the box office.

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Goofs

During the first minutes of the movie, almost every time we see a shot through the lens of the camera that is rolling, the running time and remaining battery time are different. But it is supposed to be a continuous shot.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kate Mathieson: You're told your whole life that sharks are dangerous. And then finally you're under water and you see the very thing you were taught to fear. And it's perfect. My father once told me to be careful of the things we love most in the world. Because if you're not careful, that very thing can also destroy you.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.52 (2010)

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Soundtracks

Shosholoza
Traditional African Song
Arranged by Robin Hogarth
Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir
Published and Licensed by KPM Music Limited

User Reviews

Halle Berry is back!...in poor form.

Let me start off with using a lame pun: This shark movie is lacking bite. Alright, now that's out of the way, lets focus on what's so terribly wrong with this movie.

To be frank, I don't really know where to begin. I don't even necessarily think this movie had a bad story in it but it's more the way it's getting handled and executed all, that makes this such a poor film to watch.

You would think that a movie involving sharks would at least be something tense. But no, let me tell you that this movie is an absolutely boring one. It's slow moving, though it strangely enough still sees itself as a tense action/thriller. Literly every scene in this movie is at least 10 seconds too long, as if the director was afraid to yell out 'cut!'. It not only makes the movie unnecessarily slow but also stretched out, overlong and just plain boring.

Another thing that heavily annoyed me about this movie were its characters. They are far from likable enough and their motivations are just plain weird and even constantly keep changing throughout this movie, which makes it all far from a credible one.

Of course the movie does still feature some shark action in but I actually remember very little about them, even though I just finished watching this movie a couple of minutes ago. The shark scene's are mostly being very dark and I had no idea what was happening at times because. But it's also because this movie made me zone out a lot because it was being such an uninteresting that was hard to feel involved with, in any way or form.

The movie also constantly uses the same type of music throughout its entire running time. Also during its action sequences, which definitely sounded completely out of place and made all of its action and tense moments work out all the more ineffective.

This movie is mostly being an excuse for Halle Berry to show off her body again but really, is that all you can do now days in movies Miss Berry?

There is no reason why you should ever watch this movie.

4/10

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