quiqueg-94134 First, i think twice before giving 10/10 The moment the two people reaching the island is like an happy end, but a few seconds later it reveals only the female stays safe there. The number of survivors is going down with every attack, but i miss some facts. how far was that island away? How many hours did it take till sunset on the ocean? It is scary to swim across an abyss of mile deep ocean water, and then there is the exhaust of the physical activity. The wounds do look painful. In the wild, an open wound can lead to death without treatment. this is a story from real life which is not overloaded with greenscreen effects like "komodo".

Syo Kennex The Reef was supposedly one of the best horror movies of 2010. I was 12, and I wasn't allowed to watch it when it came out because all the reviews said it was horrifying and one of the best shark attack movies out there. I waited for years to watch this and finally watched it a few years ago. How bad this is still haunts me whenever I want to watch a shark attack movie. "What if it's as bad as The Reef?" flashes through my head whenever I settle down to watch a new movie in the genre. I don't understand how this has so many positive reviews and such a high rating. It was absolute trash.First of all, getting stranded in the middle of nowhere? Stereotypical trope that wasn't done great in any form of the word. And after saying this, the part where he goes into the sunken boat to get supplies is probably the tensest part of the entire movie. Then we have the survival. And the main characters just being absolutely ridiculous and doing nothing that would keep them alive. Going out of the group to grab a float that you DON'T need because it MIGHT make things a little better for you whilst you swim for safety. Why would anyone in their right mind do that instead of, hey I don't need this let's just keep swimming to safety. The shark 'attacks' themselves aren't even remotely realistic. Sharks don't act like that unless provoked and there only chance that the shark would be hunting down these humans to eat is if it had eaten humans before. Shark 'attacks' are actually very unlikely and mostly happen because a surfer is mistaken for a seal. There was obviously no research done into sharks - the only fact they got right was that great white sharks hunt alone. And oh the mistakes. There are two times here different characters injure themselves and then just scenes later, the injuries are gone. It's not even discreet. Who watched this through for consistency? If there was anyone, they definitely shouldn't get a job for this again. It was horrendous and was a sore thumb that really annoyed me and made the movie even less realistic than it already was. The acting itself was absolutely poor and it was so unbelievable that these people were being hunted by a shark. Their horror just seemed fake. Seriously, don't watch this movie. Skip it, cross it off your horror movie to watch list. If you want a decent shark attack movie, watch The Shallows, or Jaws. Don't waste an hour and a half of your life on this movie.

C R Single handedly the best shark movie I've seen thus far. There were no unnecessary comedy bits, and stuck true to its fight or flight theme.I was held captive from the beginning. There were moments where I held my breath without even noticing it, only to let out a muffled "urrrgghhh". Throughout this movie I found myself feeling helpless and almost as though I were there myself, hell, even half way through I said with a sigh "this movie is exhausting".I would not call this movie a horror though, it's more like a psychological thriller. I think the possibility of "what if" and the "what's that" plays with your mind way more than the actual shark attacks (which were a bit lackluster if I'm being honest).I do not think you'd be happy with this movie if you're looking to feel like if you are watching the exorcist or something along the lines of getting the crap scared out of you and not being able to go to the toilet alone for a while. If you are looking for a movie where you jump out of your skin and get your heart racing (even if it's once) this movie would be a great choice. It truly brings out your survival instincts.

begob Forgettable. I know because I only realised I'd seen it before when I hit play! Oops.An inferior version of Open Water, which had real reflections on love and survival.Instead of the tragic necessity of suicide, we get a will he/won't he scramble for safety. The beast is huge - a whole ton of shark - instead of the nasty little ones in OW, but there was only one real jump scare when it surged through the group - and that wasn't much.The set up was fairly quick, just a bit of back-story on a stalled love affair, and the local awareness of shark infested waters. And the skipper's incompetence in underestimating the tide was never addressed except with "It wasn't your fault".Survival in the sea is cheap and effective suspense, but something more has to be delivered. This was watchable, so a 5.