Name: 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
IMDb: link to IMDb
Genres: Horror Country of Origin: USA.
Cast: Danny Trejo as Max Burns, Karrueche Tran as Maggie, Robert Van Dam (Szatkowski) as Stanley, Jaason Simmons as Dr Ted Nelson, Jena Sims as Dr Laura Thomas, Brad Mills as Greg, Stephen Norris as Steve, Larry Gamell Jr as Dr Leonard, Bob Constance as Brad, Rico Ball as Omar.
Directed by: Christopher Ray. Written by: Jacob Cooney.
The Three Acts:
The initial tableaux: First snapshot: We see the monster in the first few minutes. We start at some sort of oceanside resort where we have a skinny dipping dare. Right in the middle of this, the 3 headed shark attacks and kills a woman, then three men.
Second snapshot: Maggie starts as a new intern at an oceanographic research station, The Persephone, a big chunk of which is underwater. The station is placed near the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to study the effects of garbage on the ocean ecology. Persephone aims to join forces with special interest groups to help save the planet. While on the initial tour with one of the special interest groups, Maggie meets Greg again, whom she knew in undergraduate school.
Delineation of conflicts: The 3-headed shark is hungry, and eats people, while the people would rather go on living. Persephone staff try to keep people safe, but the shark has other ideas. After the shark destroys the station, a few survive and escape on a small boat. Max Burns diverts the fishing expedition he's leading to try to help. The shark diverts to attack a booze cruise ship.
Resolution: Will the booze cruise be saved, or will cliches be enforced?
One line summary: 50% better than 2-Headed Shark Attack.
Statistics:
a. Cinematography: 8/10 Most of this film is A+ beautiful to look at when filming natural objects or people. The CGI shark is even fairly well done.
b. Sound: 7/10 I can hear the actors' dialog clearly. The background music is pleasant but seems a bit non-relevant at times. At times it does help build tension.
c. Acting: 2/10 Maggie, the lead in the film, is played by Karrueche Tran, and this appears to be her first film. It shows, and not in a good way. Brad Mills was absolutely terrible as Greg. Danny Trejo was his usual self, which was an improvement, but does not lift this sinking wreck.
d. Screenplay: 0/10 As per usual with Asylum pictures, more attention and money should have been devoted to the screenplay. The endless repeat of sand on the ocean bottom being kicked up tiresome. The unlikely physics of the script serve to feed the shark: the shark rams the larger cruise ship, and people just fly off. Once, maybe, but five or six times, it is to laugh. The shark jumps high into the air, lands on the cruise boat, just happens to eat all the officers on deck (one officer per mouth), and gets back to the ocean unhurt but chewing. After the shark breaches the boat, and knocks it into a 45 degree angle, the boat rights itself after one dramatic double death scene. Oh, really?
Does anything happen when Danny Trejo actually gets there? Well, yes and no. The entire script is so unreasonable (especially the ending) that the absurd humour is its only positive aspect.
Final rating: 0/10
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