Synopsis
When Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
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Cast
- Blake LivelyNancy Adams
- Óscar JaenadaCarlos
- Brett CullenFather
- Janelle BaileyMother
- Sedona LeggeChloe Adams
- Pablo CalvaCarlo's Son
- Diego EspejelIntoxicated Man
- Ava DeanYoung Nancy
- Chelsea MoodyYoung Mom
- Sully SeagullSully 'Steven' Seagull
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Collet-Serra ensures that we feel the risk of every stroke between his heroine and her safety. The action is visceral and immediate, but crucially contextualized by a helpful array of wide shots and bird’s-eye views. - 83
The Film Stage
After a summer glutted with films pushing punishing, redundant set pieces on grand scales, we finally have a film that is patient, atmospheric, and that delights in delivering escalating thrills of a smaller but more valuable variety. - 80
The Guardian
What could have been mere summertime chum is actually one of the more cleverly constructed B-movies in quite some time. - 75
Slant Magazine
What makes the film churn so forcefully for so long is Jaume Collet-Serra's visual acrobatics. - 70
ScreenCrush
Surrounded by so many bloated, unsatisfying movies, The Shallows is as refreshing as a quick dip on a hot summer day — preferably in a pool, not the ocean. They tend to be safer and less shark-infested. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The Shallows could have been a really fun B-movie. And in a lot of ways, it is. There’s no denying that it has some great jump-scares and scratches a certain summer itch we all get this time of year. Too bad it’s a bit too watered down. - 63
Movie Nation
Things get into the area of “Oh come on” before they’re done. But The Shallows never tries to pass itself off as deep. It’s a straight, simple and primal thriller playing with our darkest deep sea fear — getting eaten. - 50
Variety
At times, it’s hard to tell whether The Shallows is trying to sell a tropical vacation, that Sony Xperia phone or a fantasy date with Lively herself, but in any case, the film looks virtually indistinguishable from a slick, high-end commercial.
