The Shallows

After hitching a ride to a secluded beach, a surfer is attacked by a great white shark and left stranded a few hundred yards from the shore. With no help coming can she survive or will she die in The Shallows? This movie is honestly better than it has any right to be. Chalk it up to some really clever directing and an incredible performance from Blake Lively. It's certainly not a perfect movie, but it delivers the goods. You may, however, be left with the unfortunate impression that women in Hollywood only ever get these showy roles when it involves violence against them and/or they are required to wear a bikini for the majority of their performance.

Rating: 70%

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