Sharkwater 2006

Critics score:
79 / 100

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Michael Esposito, Chicago Tribune: Sharkwater probably ranks as one of the most frightening shark movies ever -- but sharks are the victims. Read more

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Read more

Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: Undersea photographer Rob Stewart, who directed, wrote, narrated, stars in, and helped shoot Sharkwater, really, really loves sharks. He also fears for their future on the planet. His lively documentary makes you see why, on both counts. Read more

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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: This beautiful and urgent eco-doc takes a bite out of the shark mythology made indelible by Jaws. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Sharkwater delivers an important message, and its underwater photography is breathtaking. But Stewart lessens the impact by focusing much too much on himself. Did he really have to go into detail about his own health problems? Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Thanks to [t]his sometimes gruesome, sometimes harrowing and often exuberant film, you will never look at sharks the same way again. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Torontonian Rob Stewart's underwater polemic on the many enemies of the behemoths at the top of the ocean's food chain comes on a little strong. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: How strange to gaze upon the jaws of the most feared creatures on Earth, and to contemplate how they are no match for the teeth of man. Read more

Drew Toal, Time Out: Undeniably captivating. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Faintly egotistical biologist-turned-filmmaker Rob Stewart spent four years making this investigative doc and the result, despite his tendency towards over-earnest, stoner-esque commentary, is enlightening, shocking and more than a little worrying. Read more

David Rooney, Variety: In its present form, however, the film's merits are compromised by structural and conceptual flaws. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Stewart is his own star, a would-be Speedo model and whoa-dude narrator whose droning reflections get in the way of his stunning underwater cinematography. Read more