Dark Tide 2012

In Shark Alley, courage runs deep.

4.8 / 10   204 vote(s)
PG-13
Thriller Adventure Drama

A traumatized shark expert must battle her own fears to lead a thrill-seeking businessman on a dive into a dangerous section of water known as "Shark Alley."

Release Date 2012-03-28
Runtime 1h 53m
Directors John Stockwell, Florian Friedmann, Tom Hannam, Jean-François Hensgens, Charlie Watson, Alison Goring, Jon-Luke Lourens, Shamiel Soni, Gabriel Williams, Grant Hulley, Denis Lagrange, Mike Valentine
Producers Jeanette Buerling-Milio, Emma Ibbetson, Thilo Kuther, Jeanette B. Milio, Sukee Chew, Francesco Di Silvio, Norman Merry, John Michaels, Maggie Monteith, Celine Rattray, Martin Shore, Jeff Steele, Christopher Tuffin, Chris Curling, Ali Cook, Philippe Chausse
Writers Ronnie Christensen, Amy Sorlie, Amy Sorlie

This isn't as dreadful as I had feared - it is actually, partially, redeemed by some really excellent underwater photography - and a suitably satisfactory denouement. Halle Berry is a diver whose on/off boyfriend Olivier Martinez manages to coax her into taking an arrogant, wealthy, Brit and his son on a cruise to swim with sharks. The story is poor, predictable and very slow to develop. Far too much of the jeopardy is created not from the sharks but from the rather odious millionaire Brit; his son and the two leads' rather tiresome are they/aren't they relationship - and, it appears that Berry has some history with sharks that resulted in her having had a near death experience. The dive footage of the sharks would have made for an interesting documentary on apex predators; the story ought just to have been shredded at birth...

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