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|title=‘The Shallows’ Review Roundup: Blake Lively’s Shark Thriller Is Deeper Than You Might Think |work= indiewire.com}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 77%, based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lean and solidly crafted, ''The Shallows'' transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively."<ref name="RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_shallows/ |title=The Shallows (2016) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=July 12, 2016}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-shallows |title=The Shallows reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref>
|title=‘The Shallows’ Review Roundup: Blake Lively’s Shark Thriller Is Deeper Than You Might Think |work= indiewire.com}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 77%, based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lean and solidly crafted, ''The Shallows'' transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively."<ref name="RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_shallows/ |title=The Shallows (2016) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=July 12, 2016}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-shallows |title=The Shallows reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref>


[[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', enjoyed the film, calling it an "immensely entertaining millennial B-Movie, made for summertime viewing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/as-the-shallows-shark-snack-blake-lively-a-seasoned-pro/|title=As 'The Shallows' shark snack, Blake Lively a seasoned pro|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> Simon Thompson of [[IGN]] gave the film a 9/10, noting, "''The Shallows'' does for surfing what ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' did for camping and makes ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' look like a children’s tea party... Terrifyingly good."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/23/the-shallows-review|title=The Shallows Review|last=Thompson|first=By Simon|website=IGN|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of Rogerebert.com gave the film three stars, commending the performance of Blake Lively while adding "Lively is superb here, giving one of those hyper-focused, action-lead performances that's as much an athletic feat as an aesthetic one."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-shallows-2016|title=The Shallows Movie Review & Film Summary (2016) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> Steve Pulaski of ''The Baconation'' gave the film a positive review saying, "''The Shallows'' doesn't bring anything unique or amazingly new, but it works and functions on the level of making the audience uneasy and unsettled, which is about all you can ask and demand from an early-summer thriller that combines beautiful locational cinematography with overarching, almost unceasing, suspense and intrigue."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebaconation.com/review/the-shallows/
[[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', enjoyed the film, calling it an "immensely entertaining millennial B-Movie, made for summertime viewing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/as-the-shallows-shark-snack-blake-lively-a-seasoned-pro/|title=As 'The Shallows' shark snack, Blake Lively a seasoned pro|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> Simon Thompson of [[IGN]] gave the film a 9/10, noting, "''The Shallows'' does for surfing what ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' did for camping and makes ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' look like a children’s tea party... Terrifyingly good."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/23/the-shallows-review|title=The Shallows Review|last=Thompson|first=By Simon|website=IGN|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of Rogerebert.com gave the film three stars, commending the performance of Blake Lively while adding "Lively is superb here, giving one of those hyper-focused, action-lead performances that's as much an athletic feat as an aesthetic one."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-shallows-2016|title=The Shallows Movie Review & Film Summary (2016) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref>
|title= "The Shallows" |work= thebaconation.com}}</ref>


Staci Layne Wilson of [[Dread Central]] gave the film a negative review, saying although she wanted to like it, she felt that with "Jaume Collet-Serra’s sledgehammer-style direction, Anthony Jaswinski’s intelligence-insulting screenplay, and Marco Beltrami’s misguided musical score, ''The Shallows'' is impossible to endorse."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/173180/shallows-the-2016/|title=Shallows, The (2016) - Dread Central|date=2016-06-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'''s [[Ignatiy Vishnevetsky]], while finding the film intermittently entertaining, considered it a step down from director Collet-Serra's previous "gimmicky genre piece" ''[[Non-Stop (film)|Non-Stop]]'' as well as lacking a genuine, sustained sense of suspense. He also took issue with the writing, stating: "Anthony Jaswinski’s screenplay bogs down this no-brainer survival premise (“get off the rock and don’t die”) with needless backstory and inchoate themes. Can’t a heroine just survive a vicious shark attack without also having to overcome a family trauma and make a decision about whether or not she wants to be a doctor?"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vishnevetsky|first1=Ignatiy|title=The gimmicky survival thriller The Shallows is out of its depth|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/gimmicky-survival-thriller-shallows-out-its-depth-238656|website=The A.V. Club|accessdate=26 June 2016|date=Jun 23, 2016}}</ref>
Staci Layne Wilson of [[Dread Central]] gave the film a negative review, saying although she wanted to like it, she felt that with "Jaume Collet-Serra’s sledgehammer-style direction, Anthony Jaswinski’s intelligence-insulting screenplay, and Marco Beltrami’s misguided musical score, ''The Shallows'' is impossible to endorse."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/173180/shallows-the-2016/|title=Shallows, The (2016) - Dread Central|date=2016-06-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'''s [[Ignatiy Vishnevetsky]], while finding the film intermittently entertaining, considered it a step down from director Collet-Serra's previous "gimmicky genre piece" ''[[Non-Stop (film)|Non-Stop]]'' as well as lacking a genuine, sustained sense of suspense. He also took issue with the writing, stating: "Anthony Jaswinski’s screenplay bogs down this no-brainer survival premise (“get off the rock and don’t die”) with needless backstory and inchoate themes. Can’t a heroine just survive a vicious shark attack without also having to overcome a family trauma and make a decision about whether or not she wants to be a doctor?"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vishnevetsky|first1=Ignatiy|title=The gimmicky survival thriller The Shallows is out of its depth|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/gimmicky-survival-thriller-shallows-out-its-depth-238656|website=The A.V. Club|accessdate=26 June 2016|date=Jun 23, 2016}}</ref>

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The Shallows"
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
Written byAnthony Jaswinski
StarringBlake Lively
CinematographyFlavio Labiano
Edited byJoel Negron
Music byMarco Beltrami
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21) (New York City)
  • June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million[2]
Box office$116.3 million[2]

The Shallows is a 2016 American survival horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Anthony Jaswinski and starring Blake Lively. In the film, a surfer gets stranded 200 yards from shore, and must use her wits and determination to survive a great white shark attack. Principal photography began in October 2015 in New South Wales, Australia.

The film was released in the United States on June 24, 2016 by Columbia Pictures. The film received positive reviews and has grossed over $116 million against a $17 million budget, becoming a box office success.[2][3]

Plot

Shortly after the death of her mother, medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) travels to a secluded beach in Mexico, the same beach her mother visited while she was pregnant with Nancy. Carlos (Oscar Jaenada), a friendly local resident, gives her a ride and drops her off at the beach. Nancy joins two other people, and the three surf for several hours.

Taking a break from surfing, Nancy video-chats with her sister Chloe (Sedona Legge) to let her know that she is surfing at their mother's beach. When she talks to her father (Brett Cullen), it is revealed that her mother's death has caused Nancy to consider dropping out of medical school. The conversation becomes emotional and strained, and Nancy hangs up to catch one more wave in the late afternoon before heading back to her hotel.

While waiting for a wave, Nancy notices the carcass of a large humpback whale nearby. As she rides the last wave back to the beach, a large great white shark bumps her surf board and bites her leg. Nancy climbs onto the whale carcass, but the shark rams it from underneath. Nancy swims to an isolated rock, and uses her surfboard strap and several items to slow the bleeding. The two locals, unaware of Nancy's situation, leave the beach, and Nancy spends the night on the rock with a wounded seagull, whom she names Steven Seagull, after Steven Seagal.

The next morning, Nancy sees a drunk local man passed out on the beach. She gets his attention, but instead of offering to help he steals her phone, money, and backpack. He notices her surfboard floating in shallow water, and wades out to retrieve it, only to be torn in half by the shark. Several hours later, the two locals Nancy had surfed with the day before return. They get into the water before Nancy can warn them away, and are killed by the shark. One man was wearing a helmet with an action camera, which Nancy retrieves. After escaping another attack from the shark, she records a message for her father and sister, and throws the helmet toward the shore.

With high tide approaching, Nancy knows the rock will be submerged soon. After sending Steven toward shore and timing the shark's circles from the whale carcass to the rock, Nancy swims to a nearby buoy, narrowly avoiding the shark by swimming through a group of jellyfish, which sting both the shark and her. Nancy finds a flare gun on the buoy, but fails to draw the attention of a passing cargo ship farther out to sea. She shoots a flare at the shark, which catches fire due to the floating whale blubber, but it dives underwater. The shark begins furiously attacking the buoy, ripping out the chains securing it to the ocean bed. Nancy grabs onto the last remaining chain, and, as it is ripped from the buoy, she is violently pulled down to the ocean floor. The shark chases Nancy down towards the sea floor at high speed. At the last moment, Nancy pulls out of the dive and the shark impales itself on some rebar sprouting from of the buoy's concrete anchor.

A boy playing soccer at the beach finds the action camera, and runs to call his father (who turns out to be Carlos). Carlos finds Nancy floating in the shallows and revives her. Nancy briefly sees a hallucination of her mother. As she looks around the beach, she sees that Steven has made it to the shore.

One year later, Nancy (now a doctor) and Chloe are going surfing in Galveston, Texas as her father tells her that her mother would have been proud.

Cast

  • Blake Lively as Nancy Adams
  • Sully Seagull as Steven Seagull
  • Óscar Jaenada as Carlos
  • Brett Cullen as Nancy's father
  • Sedona Legge as Chloe Adams
  • Angelo José Lozano Corzo as Surfer 1
  • José Manuel Trujillo Salas as Surfer 2
  • Pablo Calva as Carlos' son
  • Diego Espejel as Drunk man
  • Janelle Bailey as Nancy's mother

Production

Initially Louis Leterrier was to direct, although he dropped out in June 2015,[4][5] leading to Jaume Collet-Serra being considered for the job.[6] Collet-Serra viewed the movie as one about survival and noted "this isn’t a creature movie" [7] Likewise from the very beginning Collet-Serra decided not to place an emphasis on gore.[7] Blake Lively joined the cast in August 2015.[8] Lively was partly inspired by her husband, Ryan Reynolds', work in the similarly minimalist film Buried, stating "that was one of the reasons why I wanted to take on this movie so much, because I know how tough that was for him and how rewarding it was."[9] For the seagull character of Steven Seagull, the usage of both CGI and using a puppet was considered based on the belief that it would be inordinately hard to train such a bird to act. This "horrified" both producers, Matti Leshem and Lynn Harris, who wanted to work with an actual animal. While scouting for location in Australia, Lively was able to feed a group of seagulls at which point it was realized that using such a bird would be possible.[10] The initial script featured Lively talking to the bird much more and likewise scenes featuring such an interaction were shot, however in the end Collet-Serra decided on a less is more approach [11] noting to Yahoo that "..we didn’t want her to be like Snow White talking to animals. When you see her predicament, you get it. You don’t need her to explain everything to a seagull!” [12]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on October 28, 2015 in New South Wales, Australia.[13][14] Filming also took place at Lord Howe Island.[15][16] It originally was going to be filmed on the Gulf Coast of Texas near Galveston, but the filmmakers got denied a film permit for safety reasons.[17] Much of the film was shot in a tank using bluescreens for effects. Still Collet-Serra wanted to avoid the "more stylized look" of similar films using the set up and estimated that 10% of the film was shot on location in order to "trick" the audience into believing the setting was real: he explains: "Every scene has one shot that is real, and the other 99% is not – but the one real shot tricks you"[7] The shark was made entirely through computer generated imagery which was only completed close to the start of the marketing campaign for the film.[18] Slashfilm noted that the use of CGI was unusual for the director as he typically used practical effects as opposed to the digital ones required by the shoot.[18] Lively ended up performing several of her own stunts, including a scene where her character breaks her nose, in reality Lively really did hurt herself in that scene and the blood on her nose is real.[10]

Release

The Shallows was originally supposed to be released June 29, 2016, but to avoid The Purge: Election Year and their second weekend being on the holiday of July 4, the film was instead released on Friday, June 24, 2016, by Columbia Pictures.[19]

Box office

As of September 11, 2016, The Shallows has grossed $55.1 million in North America and $61 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $116.3 million, against a budget of $17 million.[2]

The film opened on June 24, 2016 alongside Independence Day: Resurgence and Free State of Jones, and was projected to gross around $7 million from 2,800 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates going as high as $11–12 million.[20] The film grossed $1.3 million from Thursday night previews[21] and $6.8 million on its first day.[22] In its opening weekend the film grossed $16.7 million, finishing 4th at the box office behind Finding Dory ($73.2 million), Independence Day: Resurgence ($41.6 million) and Central Intelligence ($18.4 million). This was near double the expectations of the studio, with Josh Greenstein, Sony president of worldwide marketing and distribution, saying, “We had the best reviewed new movie of the weekend and combined with a great audience response saw a fantastic result. People wanted to watch a film with quality that was original in this summer landscape.”[23]

Critical response

The Shallows has received generally positive reviews from critics, with Lively's performance being praised.[3] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 77%, based on 173 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lean and solidly crafted, The Shallows transcends tired shark-attack tropes with nasty thrills and a powerful performance from Blake Lively."[24] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[26]

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, enjoyed the film, calling it an "immensely entertaining millennial B-Movie, made for summertime viewing."[27] Simon Thompson of IGN gave the film a 9/10, noting, "The Shallows does for surfing what The Blair Witch Project did for camping and makes Jaws look like a children’s tea party... Terrifyingly good."[28] Matt Zoller Seitz of Rogerebert.com gave the film three stars, commending the performance of Blake Lively while adding "Lively is superb here, giving one of those hyper-focused, action-lead performances that's as much an athletic feat as an aesthetic one."[29]

Staci Layne Wilson of Dread Central gave the film a negative review, saying although she wanted to like it, she felt that with "Jaume Collet-Serra’s sledgehammer-style direction, Anthony Jaswinski’s intelligence-insulting screenplay, and Marco Beltrami’s misguided musical score, The Shallows is impossible to endorse."[30] The A.V. Club's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, while finding the film intermittently entertaining, considered it a step down from director Collet-Serra's previous "gimmicky genre piece" Non-Stop as well as lacking a genuine, sustained sense of suspense. He also took issue with the writing, stating: "Anthony Jaswinski’s screenplay bogs down this no-brainer survival premise (“get off the rock and don’t die”) with needless backstory and inchoate themes. Can’t a heroine just survive a vicious shark attack without also having to overcome a family trauma and make a decision about whether or not she wants to be a doctor?"[31]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient Result Ref(s)
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Blake Lively Nominated [32]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "The Shallows (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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  4. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (March 23, 2015). "Louis Letterier In Swim On Sony Shark Tale 'In The Deep'". deadline.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Sneider, Jeff (June 3, 2015). "Sony's Shark Movie 'In the Deep' Loses Director Louis Leterrier (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (June 24, 2015). "Jaume Collet-Serra Circling Sony Shark Pic 'In The Deep'". deadline.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Donato, Matt. "Exclusive Interview: Jaume Collet-Serra Talks The Shallows". Wegotthiscovered. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (August 11, 2015). "Blake Lively in Talks to Star in Shark Thriller 'In The Deep'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Stack, Tim. "How Ryan Reynolds inspired Blake Lively to star in shark thriller The Shallows". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. ^ a b Greco, Patti. "13 Crazy Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Blake Lively's Shark Movie, The Shallows". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  11. ^ Buchanan, Kyle. "The Breakout Movie Star of the Summer Is the Seagull From The Shallows". Vulture. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  12. ^ Alter, Ethan. "Meet 'The Shallows' Breakout Bird, Steven Seagull". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  13. ^ Frater, Patrick (August 30, 2015). "Sony's 'The Shallows' To Shoot In Australia". variety.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  14. ^ "On the Set for 10/30/15: Keanu Reeves Starts on John Wick Sequel, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron Wrap Up Neighbors 2". ssninsider.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  15. ^ Marcus, Stephanie (November 3, 2015). "Blake Lively Is A Beach Babe In Tiny Bikini While Filming In Australia". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  16. ^ Willis, Charlotte (November 5, 2015). "Blake Lively flaunts her unbelievable figure while filming on Lord Howe Island". news.com.au. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  17. ^ Willis, Charlotte (November 5, 2015). "Blake Lively flaunts her unbelievable figure while filming on Lord Howe Island". news.com.au. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  18. ^ a b Giroux, Jack. "Interview: 'The Shallows' Director Jaume Collet-Serra on "The Fear That Lasts a Year"". Slashfilm. p. 1. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  19. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 5, 2015). "Sony Dates 16 Films Including Two More 'Bad Boys' Sequels, 'Jumanji' Remake". variety.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  20. ^ "'Independence Day', 'Shallows' & 'Free State of Jones' Must Contend with 'Finding Dory' - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  21. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 24, 2016). "'Dory' Dominates Thursday Over 'Independence Day' Sequel & 'Shallows' Previews". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  22. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 26, 2016). "'Dory' Swallows 'Resurgence'; 'Shallows' Rides $16M Wave; 'Free State Of Jones' & 'Neon Demon' Wounded". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  23. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 26, 2016). "'Dory' Posts Record Second Weekend For Animated Movie As Fireworks Die For 'Resurgence'; 'Shallows' Chomps $16M+". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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  25. ^ "The Shallows reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  26. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  27. ^ "As 'The Shallows' shark snack, Blake Lively a seasoned pro". Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  28. ^ Thompson, By Simon. "The Shallows Review". IGN. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  29. ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller. "The Shallows Movie Review & Film Summary (2016) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  30. ^ "Shallows, The (2016) - Dread Central". 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  31. ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (Jun 23, 2016). "The gimmicky survival thriller The Shallows is out of its depth". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  32. ^ Vulpo, Mike (May 24, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners". E!. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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