Despite scene after scene of mayhem, Harlin manages to create and and sustain extremely well-coiled tension.
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04/17/01
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Reviews Counted:89
Fresh:51
Rotten:38
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Aside from a few thrills, Deep Blue Sea is unoriginal and unintelligent.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the... [More]
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows
Director: Renny Harlin
Reviews for Deep Blue Sea
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01/01/00
A soggy effort.
03/05/02
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01/26/06
Top CriticHarlin delivers all the thrills, explosive action and sheer gore that audiences have come to expect!
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12/06/05
Top CriticSea manages to scare the hell out of you, even while you're laughing at the horrible script and generic lines!
01/01/00
One of the shrewder, more efficient terror machines that's followed Spielberg into the water.
01/01/00
A big, dumb action movie done the right way, with decent characters, something resembling a point and monsters you can root for.
01/01/00
It'll get your date to jump into your lap, and that's really what a movie like this is all about, right?
01/01/00
The emotional edge in Harlin's direction [is] unquestionably as impressive as his action expertise is.
01/01/00
A fat, irresistible Twinkie of a summer thriller!
01/01/00
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01/01/00
It's stupid and violent, and proud of it.
10/09/02
Unpredictable, fast-moving!
01/01/00
Go in expecting a masterpiece of modern cinema, and you are surely setting yourself up for a disappointment. But go in expecting to be genuinely entertained, and you'll have yourself a rollicking time.
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09/18/02
A scary film about some of the consequences of messing with Mother Nature.
03/03/02
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