The story of the other definitive shark film.
The Big Picture With Meg 2: The Trench thrashing into theaters, it's a perfect time to look back at the history of shark movies. And while Jaws is deserving of all the praise it gets, there is another shark flick that is worthy of some commendation. It's been almost 50 years since Jaws hit the big screen and became a defining work of cinema, and its influence on the art of filmmaking and popular culture has never declined.
'Deep Blue Sea' Is Actually a Great Comedy Deep Blue Sea masquerades as a serious movie, but its tongue is planted firmly in its cheek. LL Cool J’s role in the first half almost constitutes a sitcom, in which he potters around the kitchen, whipping eggs and being sassed by his talking parrot. Nothing eases the mood of an action movie quite like a green bird calling LL Cool J a dickhead.
As silly as the story and tone can get at times, the movie doesn’t lose its focus on delivering the thrills. In typical late ‘90s fashion, it is action-heavy and paces its sequences well to build suspense and get the most out of its climaxes. There are moments of misdirection from which unexpected surprises burst, such as the infamous demise of Stellan Skarsgård’s character, while other sequences take on a slow creeping menace as a prelude to thrashing action.
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