This film is essentially the same movie that was remade MANY times in the 1930s and 40s. While the setting has changed, the essential plot elements were used again and again in such films as MANPOWER (1941) and DANGER LIGHTS (1930). For a really good discussion of this, try reading the review by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (Borroloola@earthlink.net). While he says that TIGER SHARK was the first of these types of films and I think it the earlier film DANGER LIGHTS (and perhaps some even earlier ones), his analysis of the genre is very insightful and so I don't want to just rehash what he wrote.
The movie seems in the 21st century to be a very predictable relic and nothing more. While it is mildly entertaining, the plot itself just seems silly and over-the-top in many ways--especially in how it portrays tiger sharks as the impossible to stop killing machines! As far as the acting goes, it's a one man show--with Edward G. Robinson dominating all the scenes as a Portuguese-born fisherman. At times this portrayal is pretty good but at other times the character just seemed histrionic and overplayed. Robinson fans certainly won't remember this as one of his better films.
My advice is if you are a huge fan of Warner Brothers or Edward G. Robinson films, certainly you should watch this movie. Otherwise, it's very skip-able and one that might provide a few unintended laughs.
The movie seems in the 21st century to be a very predictable relic and nothing more. While it is mildly entertaining, the plot itself just seems silly and over-the-top in many ways--especially in how it portrays tiger sharks as the impossible to stop killing machines! As far as the acting goes, it's a one man show--with Edward G. Robinson dominating all the scenes as a Portuguese-born fisherman. At times this portrayal is pretty good but at other times the character just seemed histrionic and overplayed. Robinson fans certainly won't remember this as one of his better films.
My advice is if you are a huge fan of Warner Brothers or Edward G. Robinson films, certainly you should watch this movie. Otherwise, it's very skip-able and one that might provide a few unintended laughs.