Film Review – Maneater

Shark movies are still being produced. The market certainly feels saturated, but perhaps audience interest in the killer instinct of deep water creatures remains high, with “Maneater” the latest offering in aquatic horror, pitting a collection of partygoers against the hungry might of a great white hunting warm waters for sport. There’s nothing new in the feature, which offers basic characterization to help define future victims, while shark activity is created with woeful CGI, putting writer/director Justin Lee (“Final Kill,” “Hunters,” “A Tale of Two Guns”) in a position to come up with some inventive ways to subvert expectations and deliver at least moderate suspense. He fails to do anything with the screenplay, which doesn’t supply a growing sense of danger, and he has trouble disguising the vacation vibe of the production, as Maui is basically the star of the endeavor, offering sun and fun for cast and crew as a tale of terror about a shark with a grudge is gradually forgotten. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com