
In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
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| Brooklyn MagazineJesse Hassengerswims right along the line between barely credible and flat-out nuts-a modest, swift, silly thriller |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA thoroughly enjoyable screamfest reminding us that it's still not safe to swim in the ocean. |
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersKeeping in mind that you "may" have seen it all before, try "The Shallows" on for size. And, don't surf alone. |
| Vanguardia (Mexico)Carlos Díaz ReyesA fair and visually beautiful homage to what made us feel scared of going to the beach. [Full review in Spanish] |
| StarburstPaul MountThe Shallows is effectively a one-hander and Blake Lively handles the heavy lifting required to make us care about Nancy and believe in her plight with effortless aplomb. |
| Willamette WeekLauren TerryOnce you make it past the ill-fitting techno music as Nancy paddles into the break and a hungry shark strands her on a rock, the film grows into a decent thriller. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallFilmed like the sexiest dolphin alive, Blake Lively is shark bait in The Shallows, an efficiently preposterous thriller. The predator may not be hungry; he just wants a closer look. |
| NerdistMichael WalshI couldn't wait for The Shallows, because, again, it has Blake Lively fighting a shark, but then it made me wait 60 more minutes for the movie I was hoping to see. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterThe Shallows is a terrific little thriller that might just leave you dreading your next trip to the beach. |
| Vanity FairRichard LawsonThink of the film instead as the jellyfish that Nancy encounters in one fraught scene: lightweight, translucent, by turns graceful and awkward. And occasionally capable of a surprisingly potent jolt. |