While exploring a sunken ship near the coast of South Africa, "Samantha Peterson" (Nikita Ager) watches in horror as her sister is attacked and killed by a Great White shark. One week later she finds out that the same shark that killed her sister has been captured and put on display at nearby aquarium. Outraged that this creature hasn't been killed she attempts to do just that but is stopped by a man named "Nick Harris" (Thorsten Kaye) who just happens to be the same man who captured the shark in the first place. Not long afterward the shark kills again and then escapes which causes both Nick and Samantha to team up in order to destroy it once and for all. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that it pretty much takes up where its predecessor ("Shark Attack") left off with South Africa being the new location of choice. Likewise, it also borrows ideas from several other "shark films" with one example being the refusal of a local politician to close the beach after being warned of the danger lurking nearby. As a matter of fact, this scenario has become such a recurrent theme that it seems almost like a prerequisite for this particular type of movie. That being said, a few of the factors that elevates a film of this type to an acceptable standard for me is the level of suspense, the acting and the quality of the special effects. In that regard I thought that both Nikita Ager and Thorsten Kaye performed adequately enough but I didn't much care for the acting of Daniel Alexander (as "Roy Bishop") that much. Additionally, the special effects were somewhat uneven with some rather obvious flaws detracting from several rather good shark scenes. On the other hand, the director (David Worth) managed to maintain the suspense reasonably well and that was certainly a welcome feature. That said, I thought this movie was actually better in that regard than its predecessor and for that reason I have rated it slightly higher. Average.
Review of Shark Attack 2
