A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
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- College Student
- (uncredited)
- College Student
- (uncredited)
- Fitness Student
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- TriviaThis was director David R. Ellis' final film. On January 7, 2013, Ellis's body was found in the bathroom of his hotel room in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was preparing to direct Kite at the time. No cause of death has been released; however, police say no foul play was suspected.
- GoofsLily pads don't grow in salt water lakes.
There are saltwater water lilies aswell as fresh water lily pads.
- Quotes
Sara Palski: Hey!
Nick: Sara!
Sara Palski: Room for one more?
Nick: [as he's moving boxes to make room] Yeah totally. Right there, no problem.
Sara Palski: Cool.
[Sara snaps her fingers and her dog barks and jumps in the back]
Sara Palski: Good boy! You guys have fun back there.
Gordon: Not quite, uh, what we had in mind there Sara. But...
[Sara closes the boot of the car before Gordon finishes]
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits the music video for the song "Sharks Bite" performed by the cast is shown.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)
- SoundtracksLove You Like an Animal
Performed by Top Johnny!
Written by Dwane Rechil
Courtesy of Music Dealers
For those who haven't seen the overplayed trailer, Shark Night revolves around a group of Jersey Shore like teenagers taking a vacation out to an island mansion for a weekend getaway from their college studies. What starts out as a fun filled trip soon turns into chaos as Malik (Sinqua Walls) has a rough encounter with a bull shark. However this first attack is only a mild beginning as the sharks become more aggressive and fear begins to take its toll on the teenagers.
I'm going to come right out and say it, this movie is essentially Jaw meeting a teenage slasher film. Unlike Jaws, Shark night has traded plot for gore filled, teenager devouring, and CGI shark action. The acting of the victims is pretty weak for the most part, essentially focusing on incredibly shallow characters that have no morals and eventually evolved into hyperventilating chickens, with the exception of a few characters willing to tread the waters. Despite their best intentions, a majority of the scenes in this movie amounted to nothing more than a predictable sequence of chases, pointless swimming, and eventually scream filled death that is classic of a Scy-Fy original movie.
Although the plot had a little more character than what I had gotten from the trailers, it still wasn't enough to save the movie. One major weakness to the plot was how predictable the series of events was. From the moment we were introduced to the characters, I was able to predict who was going to die, and essentially how each one was going to meet their end, that is how each one was going to get eaten. You may be asking, "Well was the explanation for why the sharks were there in the first place good?" The answer to that question is no. In fact I believe the explanation to the sharks was one of the worst plot twists I have ever seen, more laughable than respectable. Again I wasn't expecting much of a plot, but to throw in such a twist was just pathetic to me.
Now there are some positive aspects to this movie, but I'll admit now that they are incredibly shallow positives. One positive is that the CGI work, albeit not the even close to being the greatest captures the shark movement quite well. The facts that the characters spout out about the sharks are also accurate as well and can teach the audience a few things about sharks, if they actually care. The soundtrack for this film had some catchy beats that are sure to please most modern audiences today, mainly fans of rap and hip-hop. Fans of blood will also be happy with this film as the bayou waters become stained in red by the various attacks. Finally, although the acting is weak, both male and female audience members will be happy with the eye candy most of the cast provides, as they parade around in their bikinis bathing suits. Yeah I told you these positives were pretty shallow.
To wrap this review up, Shark Night is a movie meant to kill time and provide some very cheap entertainment. Fans of constant shark attack violence will not be disappointed by this generic film, but those looking for a seemingly decent plot and suspense filled survival should avoid this film at all costs. Shark attack films may be getting old, but surely the modern movie industry can do better than this. Overall I give Shark Night, which should not be seen in 3D, a 2.0-2.5, and recommend waiting for it to come out on the Scy-Fy channel. As always provide me with some feedback and let me know your opinions and criticism for becoming a better writer.
- rgkarim
- Sep 2, 2011
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- Shark Night 3D
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,877,153
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,404,260
- Sep 4, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $41,363,927
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1