A group of friends run a popular travel vlog that helps fund their adventures. Paige (Gina Vitori), the leader of the group, includes her younger sister, Lindsey (Aubrey Reynolds), for the next scuba diving trip to an isolated cove. But when their plane crashes, the two sisters must use their strength, resourcefulness and immense courage to survive a pack of great white sharks. Every year we look forward to Sharknado and it leads up to the debut with wonderfully awful and sometimes just awful Shark movies. I read the titles for this years lineup and couldn't wait when you see titles like Santa Jaws and 6 Headed Shark attack you know what you are getting. This movie broke those rules and took a real and serious depiction. When a group of on line thrill seeking young adults crash into the ocean they need to fight for survival against sharks. One of the things these shark movies have in common is the very terrible CGI that they use. This movie was very well done with the footage, much better than you expect from the Syfy channel. It was fast and furious and in some ways channeled the desperate desire to survive like Blake Lively in The Shallows. It's no surprise that the characters get picked off 1 at a time, it's to be expected in these situations. I found myself very surprisingly liking this movie a lot. I know this rating might seem exaggerated and stupid, but this movie really shocked me. The fact that I was (no joke) crying at the end and it made me feel THAT emotional says that it did something right. I cared about all the characters. I felt that the animations on the sharks were very well done and mostly believable. The story, while somewhat predictable, still worked because the terror and atmosphere really fit the scenery. I also really loved all the flashbacks that helped us learn about characters that (albeit dead) helped fuel the main character's motivations. <br/><br/>I just really loved the movie. I mean, I hated it because it had such a sad ending, but I think that's to the film's benefit. It was a really beautifully-constructed story from start to finish and I commend it for that. The action was amazing; say what you want about most SyFy movies, but this one did not disappoint. The camera work and special effects were pretty solid and almost what I'd expect to see from a movie released in theaters. <br/><br/>I never write reviews, so the fact that I was so compelled to come on here and actually write this to share my thoughts probably says a lot, too. In a lot of ways, this movie reminds me of Bait (another SyFy shark movie), only this one has a lot more emotional impact to it. If you're a fan of likable characters, shark movies, and everything that goes along with that…but much better than your typical "cheesy B Movie flick", go ahead and watch this. I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised.
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