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Deep Blue Sea

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Deep Blue Sea (1999)

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Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:4

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.1/10

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... 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 facility the sharks start an uprising that threatens not only the project but the lives of the team. Familiar yet entertaining work by director Harlin. The special edition release contains a bonus behind-the-scenes documentary "When Sharks Attack!" [More]

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Stellan Skarsgaard, LL Cool J

Director: Renny Harlin

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Robert Kosberg, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche

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Despite scene after scene of mayhem, Harlin manages to create and and sustain extremely well-coiled tension.

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Deep Blue Sea is an example of how expert action filmmaking and up-to-the-minute visual effects can transcend a workmanlike script and bring excitement to conventional genre material.

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01/01/00
Kenneth Turan
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The thrills are such a rush, however, and the balance of digitized and analog effects is generally so satisfying that pic’s sheer dumbness finally becomes part of the fun.

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Robert Koehler
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A neat package of terror, sharks and special effects!

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Yes, in its dumb, bludgeoning way, it's fun!

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