The Great White Shark is the main antagonist of the 2016 survival horror thriller film, The Shallows. While scouting for location in Australia, Lively was able to feed a group of seagulls, at which point it was realized that it would be possible to use them for production. Wellingtonians weren’t the only ones heading to the beach in droves this week, with the shallows at Oriental Bay playing host to a big group of little sharks. "[23], The Shallows received generally positive reviews from critics, with Lively's performance being praised. [24] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 78% based on 216 reviews with an average rating of 6.49/10. The Shallows, much like many great horror films, sports a simple premise. Carlos finds Nancy floating close to shore and revives her. Her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. When he was attacked by the shark, his helmet had come off and floated to the surface. HARDCOVER: Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, while finding the film intermittently entertaining, considered it a step down from director Collet-Serra's previous "gimmicky genre piece" Non-Stop as well as lacking a genuine, sustained sense of suspense. At the last moment, Nancy pulls out of the dive, and the shark impales itself on some rebar from the buoy's anchor. [26] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. "[31] The A.V. Later she uses her jewelry to put rudimentary stitches in place to hold her torn flesh together. The Shallows sees a surfer: Nancy (Blake Lively) attacked a mere 200 yards from shore by a great white shark. Nancy straps herself to the last remaining chain and as it is ripped from the buoy, she is pulled down to the ocean floor, pursued by the shark. In The Shallows strandet Blake … Illustrations: 9 b&w line drawings, 7 graphs A film that delivers exactly what it sets out to achieve. But that doesn't mean there aren't other shark flicks worth watching, and 2016's The Shallows is definitely one of them. With a better understanding of sharks' … It originally was going to be filmed on the Gulf Coast of Texas near Galveston, but the filmmakers were denied a film permit for safety reasons. A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. Nancy uses the GoPro to leave messages for her sister and father as well as information about the shark attack and her location. History. [10], The Shallows was originally supposed to be released on June 29, 2016, but to avoid The Purge: Election Year and their second weekend being on the holiday of July 4, the film was instead released on Friday, June 24, 2016, by Columbia Pictures. [10] The initial script featured Lively talking to the bird much more, and likewise, scenes featuring such an interaction were shot. Powerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Phone: 803-777-5245  [18] /Film noted that the use of CGI was unusual for Collet-Serra, as he typically used practical effects as opposed to the digital ones required by the shoot. Deutscher Kinostart war am 25. The Shallows ist ein Tierhorrorfilm aus dem Jahr 2016 von Jaume Collet-Serra mit Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada und Janelle Bailey. Columbia, SC 29208 After some struggle, she is able to retrieve it and notices in the footage of the attack, the shark has a large hook stuck in its mouth after a possible encounter with fishermen. Nancy finds a flare gun on the buoy. PG-13 | 1h 26min | Action, Drama, Horror | 24 June 2016 (USA) 1:44 | Trailer. Taking a break from surfing, Nancy video-chats with her younger sister Chloe. Nancy climbs onto the whale carcass, but the shark rams it from underneath, forcing her to swim to an isolated rock. 1600 Hampton Street, 5th Floor  [6] Collet-Serra viewed the movie as one about survival and noted "this isn't a creature movie". It seems like the shark in The Shallows is mad that Blake is near a floating dead whale, which I guess is dinner for the shark. Later, a boy named Miguel (from the opening of the film at the beach) finds the action camera and informs his father, then revealed to be Carlos. "[29] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three stars, commending the performance of Blake Lively while adding "Lively is superb here, giving one of those hyper-focused, action-lead performances that's as much an athletic feat as an aesthetic one. When she talks to her father in an emotional and strained conversation, it is revealed that her mother's death caused Nancy to consider dropping out of medical school.