As director, David R. Ellis is a good fit to the material, and to his credit he gives the film a reasonably fresh and youthful feel. Shark Night 3D makes no pretence about what it is, dispensing with the inevitable Jaws comparison in its opening sequence by re-enacting that film's opening sequence in a cut-down version in broad daylight. Plot, dialogue, performances (by the alumni of various US TV shows) and CGI are all pure B-movie cheese (think The Asylum with a budget and a modicum of talent), but it is all done with a degree of conviction that makes it quite enjoyable. 3D is particularly good in the underwater sequences, and the attacks by a variety of sharks are lively. It is surprisingly light on actual threat and gore, but is does have many instances of not so much Idiot Plot as Stark Raving Bonkers Plot. There are some serious themes afoot and briefly addressed (out-of-towners vs locals, snuff media), but for the most part this is an upmarket cabin-in-the-woods slasher with sharks instead of a masked maniac.
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