Plot
In Summer 2024, Paris is hosting the World Triathlon Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, learns from Mika, a young environmental activist, that a large shark is swimming deep in the river. To avoid a disaster at the heart of the city, they have no choice but to join forces with Adil, the Seine river police commander.
Review
The plot revolves around a shark that has mutated due to ocean pollution and found its way into the Seine River. This one has adapted to survive in freshwater, unlike normal sharks. Setting the stage for a series of bloody attacks as Paris prepares to host the Triathlon Championships.
Marine biologist Dr. Claire Dubois, whose team was previously killed by the same shark, joins forces with the local police to prevent another disaster. The film attempts to highlight a message about ocean pollution and climate change. There are activists trying to protect the shark despite its threat. The mayor who decides to proceed with the triathlon despite warnings.
The backdrop of Paris, with scenes along the Seine and the city's underwater catacombs setting are appealing to watch. The shark attack scenes are graphically intense with blood and dismemberment. There are also several inventive new horror ideas about shark attacks. But CGI isn't really that great. The film fails to build sufficient horror and suspense too. The tension, suspense and horror that should accompany a shark on the loose falls short in delivering as one might expect from such a premise. The narrative pace is slow, and the human interactions lack the necessary depth to keep the audience engaged.
In conclusion, "Under Paris: Shark" feels unnecessarily long, a slow pace, lack of suspense, poor CGI and unengaging storyline. While the film provides some thrilling and fresh horror sequences, it doesn't deliver the tension and horror that one might expect from a shark thriller.
My Screen Times Score - 4
Spoiler reviews
There are scenes where people in the river call for help but the people on the boat remain stationary. People in the river have to swim towards the boat. The film also raises questions about how the military doesn't know there are mines under the river. Furthermore, the flooding of the entire city after an explosion adds to the confusion. They should have provided more details such as how the shark is capable of self-reproduction, its rapid growth, and its ability to survive in freshwater.
Rotten Tomatoes - 63% | Audience -38%
IMDb - 5.3
Genre - Horror
Runtime - 1 hour 41 minutes
Distributor - Netflix
Language - France
Director - Xavier Gens
Cast - Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes and Léa Leviant
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