Every year a new batch of low budget shark films is released by the major studios. One might hope that with reputable backing some of these films would be tolerable. "Maneater" by its generic title isn't one of those movies. It's wretched even to look at. The best and only redeeming feature is the beautiful Hawaiian backdrop of the picture, which you can easily see in dozens of other films.
The plot is inconsequential. A big share eats a surfer and some other young people. A grizzled combat veteran played by Trace Atkins (the country music star) chases after it while the shark munches on a group of 40-year-olds in their mid-20s.
The film's sound mixing is some of the worst I've seen of a "major" studio release. The picture has music that plays so loudly dialog is difficult to hear. The dialog is nothing impressive as there is no story or attempt to build characters. At one point you can see a woman's voice box stuff in her bikini bottom!
My favorite part is when the Trace Atkins character fires a shot gun at the shark movie than a dozen times without reloading. The obvious blank sound produced by the fake bullets is the cherry on top.
Perhaps the worst part of this miserable picture is the last 15 minutes being devoted to setting up an obvious sequel that we will see in a few years. The story ends when another character asks Trace for help. I would pass if I were him as I would if I were you. Some low quality films can be fun to watch and laugh at with friends. This one is so bad that the times when you laugh don't outweigh the tedium of enduring until those parts.
The plot is inconsequential. A big share eats a surfer and some other young people. A grizzled combat veteran played by Trace Atkins (the country music star) chases after it while the shark munches on a group of 40-year-olds in their mid-20s.
The film's sound mixing is some of the worst I've seen of a "major" studio release. The picture has music that plays so loudly dialog is difficult to hear. The dialog is nothing impressive as there is no story or attempt to build characters. At one point you can see a woman's voice box stuff in her bikini bottom!
My favorite part is when the Trace Atkins character fires a shot gun at the shark movie than a dozen times without reloading. The obvious blank sound produced by the fake bullets is the cherry on top.
Perhaps the worst part of this miserable picture is the last 15 minutes being devoted to setting up an obvious sequel that we will see in a few years. The story ends when another character asks Trace for help. I would pass if I were him as I would if I were you. Some low quality films can be fun to watch and laugh at with friends. This one is so bad that the times when you laugh don't outweigh the tedium of enduring until those parts.