Not everything in the film happens according to the traditional, overly familiar blueprint.
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It proves capable of doing something that many more artistically ambitious films fail at: entertaining an audience for nearly two hours.
70
Film ThreatRon Wells
Film ThreatRon Wells
If distinctly uneven CGI, minimal originality and overly convenient plot devices turn you off, this may not be your film.
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Washington PostDesson Thomson
This movie's entire raison d'etre (that's French for "shark meat") is to toy creatively with the "rules."
60
VarietyRobert Koehler
VarietyRobert Koehler
Powered by exceptional displays of physical filmmaking, Deep Blue Sea is pulled back to shore by the usual suspects -- weak plotting and weaker dialogue.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
One of those stupid movies that are good to relax with.
25
Chicago TribuneBarbara Shulgasser
Chicago TribuneBarbara Shulgasser
Even overlooking the fundamental inanity of the movie, one is left to contend with some offensive racial stereotyping.
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Unsalvageable B-movie junk.
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
So uninvolving as basic storytelling that it quickly becomes boring.