Synopsis
A sea plane is destroyed in a freak accident, five people find themselves drifting on a raft. At the mercy of the tide and with no hope of rescue, the helpless situation takes a horrifying turn when they are terrorized by a ravenous great white.
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Cast
- Katrina BowdenKaz
- Te Kohe TuhakaBenny
- Aaron JakubenkoCharlie
- Kimie TsukakoshiMichelle
- Tatjana MarjanovicTracy
- Jason WilderLuke
- Tim KanoJoji
Recommendations
- 67
The Film Stage
The acting is good (Jakubenko and Bowden’s relationship feels especially real), the effects are great (moving above and below the waterline to show shark and lifeboat is a nice cinematic touch), and the suspense effectively earned my investment. This film might just surprise you too. - 62
Polygon
All that character development goes out the window when everyone’s just focused on surviving the grueling ordeal ahead, but the creators never find a way to vary the action enough to keep it from being grueling for the audience, as well. - 40
Variety
Though boasting a few adequate action sequences, and foregoing the more gonzo schlockiness of peer projects like The Meg and Shark Night, the film’s human characters make for drab company, leaving one with little to do but admire the scenery, waiting for dinnertime. - 38
RogerEbert.com
Perhaps Wilson would have benefitted from the subtle method of Jaws, or even The Reef, by prioritizing teasing over showing. But here, the shark’s frequent appearances and unrealistic looks lessen the impact of the fear it’s supposed to spread, despite some truly unnerving camerawork by Tony O’Loughlan. - 25
Movie Nation
Great White might be the dullest shark attack thriller ever.
