The Shallows
Published 2026-04-05
Film info
- Title The Shallows
- Director Jaume Collet-Serra
- Year 2016
- Run time 1hr 26m
- Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama
- Tagline What was once in the deep is now in the shallows
- Cast Blake Lively
While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:00 | Never heard it called Irish Flu before. |
| 5:32 | Anyone who has seen or read The Beach knows you don’t go looking for secret beaches. |
| 18:31 | Why is there so much slo-motion? I get it, surfing is cool. |
| 24:17 | I’m not sure climbing on a dead whale is a safe option. |
| 28:28 | Nice visuals to show how isolated she is. |
| 33:31 | Always saw jewellery as more of a hazard than a way of sewing yourself up after a shark attack. |
| 35:48 | The seagull is like her Wilson. |
| 42:58 | Well at least now she knows if it’s still there or not. |
| 47:40 | This is one hungry shark. |
| 51:06 | Orthopaedics on a seagull. |
| 1:00:06 | Stephen Seagull. |
| 1:06:13 | Aww, she’s saying ‘come back’ like Rose. |
| 1:12:47 | That was gruesome, even for a shark film. |
| 1:14:59 | Phew, the seagull survived. |
Thoughts
This popped up on iPlayer to watch for free and so I gave it a go - I love a good shark movie but I'm not sure I would have paid for this one. It's good, but not great. There's not a lot of depth to it, even with trying to shoe-horn in the backstory about grief and medical school. It's obvious the plot is being stretched, with an over-use of slow motion but as I mentioned above there are some good visuals - just a girl alone in a sea of danger. Entertaining enough, but not worth going out of your way for.
Rating: 3 / 5