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..
there are long, slow stretches in the middle which may frustrate some viewers, whilst others will spend them hiding behind the sofa; "Great White" is not plain sailing but it has a decent amount of depth and, in places, serious bite
the filmmakers don't offer much enthusiasm for anything; The screenplay is somewhat merciless at times, which is good, adding a mild sense of surprise to the endeavor, but there's not a sustain level of excitement to hold attention
most of the movie is a dull survival story about annoying people sitting in an inflatable life raft. The stock footage of coastlines, the CGI sharks and the central performances are all passable without adding up to anything particularly thrilling
an undemanding but worthwhile watch; What distinguishes "Great White” from numerous "Jaws" wannabes is that we do feel an emotional investment about who lives and who becomes chum. It’s a promising debut from Martin Wilson
a killer shark movie shoehorns climate change in to a very familiar narrative, though the CGI beast is impressive; This is a killer shark movie with a semi-decent CGI great white, a predictable survival storyline, and all the familiar trappings
"Great White" takes all the staples of shark cinema and does nothing with them, especially when it comes to its rather unsightly titular beast; it's just another shark attack as a survival horror story
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