Many film plots suffer to a greater or lesser degree from holes. "Deep Blue Sea" suffers from so many holes that is practically without substance to define them. It should be viewed as a science comedy from the "Man With Two Brains" or "Lake Placid" genre rather than an action thriller. While it is packed with action, most of the potential thrills are telegraphed thus divesting them of any surprise, with the notable exception of whom makes it to the second reel.
Some of the larger holes are worth noting. A team at a research lab located far out in the Pacific off southern California or Baja California develop large, intelligent Makos for use in Alzheimer's research. Not only are the makos more like white pointers than makos, but with their increased intelligence comes incredible information. The makos understand metallurgy and can differentiate between different kinds of steel. They can understand the function and purpose of cameras. They know the internal layout of the facility. On the other end of the intelligence spectrum the humans seem to have lost some of theirs. Dr. Susan McAlester, leader of the research team, prepares to electrocute a shark by standing on her wet suit. Well and good, but she is leaning against a wet wall. The same Dr McAlester extracts a tissue sample from the brain of a shark and applies it directly to a tissue sample from the brain of a human affected by Alzheimer's disease. In just six and a half seconds the human brain synapses begin to fire again. Truly amazing, since the sample was highly unlikely to have displayed any functions as a sample.
The sharks also seem to have developed the capacity to alter size at will. They are huge in their containment pen, but are able to swim down narrow corridors.
The film is funnier than it is intended to be. It is leaves you cheering for the sharks.
Some of the larger holes are worth noting. A team at a research lab located far out in the Pacific off southern California or Baja California develop large, intelligent Makos for use in Alzheimer's research. Not only are the makos more like white pointers than makos, but with their increased intelligence comes incredible information. The makos understand metallurgy and can differentiate between different kinds of steel. They can understand the function and purpose of cameras. They know the internal layout of the facility. On the other end of the intelligence spectrum the humans seem to have lost some of theirs. Dr. Susan McAlester, leader of the research team, prepares to electrocute a shark by standing on her wet suit. Well and good, but she is leaning against a wet wall. The same Dr McAlester extracts a tissue sample from the brain of a shark and applies it directly to a tissue sample from the brain of a human affected by Alzheimer's disease. In just six and a half seconds the human brain synapses begin to fire again. Truly amazing, since the sample was highly unlikely to have displayed any functions as a sample.
The sharks also seem to have developed the capacity to alter size at will. They are huge in their containment pen, but are able to swim down narrow corridors.
The film is funnier than it is intended to be. It is leaves you cheering for the sharks.
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