User:Stephenfisher2001/sandbox/Shark Swarm

Shark Swarm is an American television horror-thriller film created by RHI Entertainment as part of the Maneater film series. It premiered on Syfy on May 25, 2008. Directed by James A. Contner and written by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, the film stars Daryl Hannah, John Schneider and Armand Assante.

Plot
A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) For starters, it's obviously a rip-off of 1978's The Swarm, but with different creatures, and locations.
 * 2) Horrible, and lazy written storyline that it doesn't
 * 3) Many of the deaths scenes are very laughable and Its not too scary.
 * 4) Terrible acting, especially from Daryl Hannah.
 * 5) There is a scene that literally stoles two shots from the movie Deep Blue Sea.
 * 6) Lame suspenseful scenes.
 * 7) Many of the characters are very flat, lousy and forgettable.
 * 8) Abysmal pacing: There is so much paddling that makes the whole movie feel even longer than it actually is. Not only that but the movie's runtime is literally 164 minutes, which is the longest shark film to date, even longer than mh:greatestmovies:Jaws (1975), while the first Jaws film was only 124 minutes at the time the film was made.
 * 9) There are numerous moments that make the movie feel like an unintentional comedy.
 * 10) Laughable cinematography, which is a scene where the camera zooms in and out of a eating sharks very quickly
 * 11) Horrific special effects for the sharks, especially the hammerhead sharks.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The scene where a man wakes up the shark at the beach by eating his hand up is somewhat shocking.
 * 2) Decent soundtrack.

Reception
The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, and audience alike, with a 23% audience score rating on Rotten Tomatoes.