The Black Demon 2023

Nature bites back.

6.124 / 10   588 vote(s)
R
Thriller Drama

Oilman Paul Sturges' idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.

Homepage https://theavenue.film/movies/the-black-demon
Release Date 2023-04-26
Runtime 1h 41m
Directors Adrian Grünberg, Antonio Riestra
Producers Henry Winterstern, Arianne Fraser, Adrian Grünberg, Jon Silk, Joe Di Maio, Javier Chapa, Martin J. Barab, Alana Crow, Delphine Perrier, Caleb Andrew Ward, Paul W. Hazen, Anita Levian, J.J. Caruth, Phillip Braun, Jason Michael Gerber, Simon Wise, Bruce Barshop, Vincent Cordero
Writers Carlos Cisco, Boise Esquerra

Aw, come on. It's not that bad! It's just a poor cousin of one of the "Meg" movies, only with Josh Lucas trying to save the day rather than Jason Statham. He finds himself and his family trapped on a dilapidated oil rig off Baja, where they discover that a creature with a fin the size of a tennis court is marauding and it's peckish. Once safely ensconced on the installation, "Paul" discovers that most of the crew have skedaddled and those left are petrified of our huge great sea beastie. Worse still, they believe it has been sent by their gods as retribution for their plundering of the natural resources - and that they are all going to be tomorrow's ambergris. Now, to be fair to this CGI-fest, the ending is not quite as you might expect but the fact that the great fish seems huge enough to eat a bus at one stage then scared off by being kicked by a small child doesn't do too much for the credibility of this really, really quite sad indictment of where this once A-list actor has toppled to over the last decade. It hasn't really an original bone in any of it's bodies and it really is forgettable stuff that almost made me wish that I was the guy in the poster...

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