It’s still not safe to go back in the water . . .
all but torn away.
There is almost no dialogue, other than Nancy talking to herself or to the injured sea gull – a fellow shark victim – with whom she shares her precarious ocean perch.
“Are you still out there?” Nancy mutters to her marine tormentor, at just about the movie’s halfway point.
Like Jaws, there’s a lot of waiting around for the inevitable water-churning climax.
All that said, it’s still good, really good, to see a film about a woman in jeopardy who turns out to be resourceful and brave.
The camera might linger at times a little bit too long on Nancy’s bikini bottom or on the décolletage of her neoprene wetsuit jacket, but she’s no helpless damsel in distress. That’s as refreshing as a dip in the ocean.
Collet-Serra has a good eye for scenery, too. Although the surfing sequences are merely adequate, the beach setting is beautifully shot, even in the scariest scenes. Is The Shallows a thriller for the ages? No, but the movie is decent popcorn fare. It’s about as deep as the titular lagoon on which it is set, but the breakers promise a short and heart-pounding ride, with no wipeout. – The Washington Post If you liked or you will like this.