Even the sharks look bored in generic "Great White"
Great White (2021) From 2016’s “The Shallows” to 2017’s “47 Meters Down” to 2018’s “The Meg” and then 2019’s “47 Meters Down: Uncaged,” the annual Killer Shark Movie™ has gladly become a summer genre unto itself. This year (and right around Shark Week, no less), it’s “Great White,” which proves that a good Killer Shark Movie doesn’t necessarily need profound character arcs but still needs tension, scares, or thrills. Unfortunately, Australian director Martin Wilson is unable to stir up much of anything in his feature debut. It needed to be ruthless and relentless, or just fun, but “Great White” is easily one of the dullest and least effective shark thrillers seen in a long time. Newly pregnant triage nurse Kaz (Katrina Bowden) and her ripped pilot/marine biologist boyfriend Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) try making a flailing business out of seaplane tourism. Just when Charlie needs a new client, their plane gets chartered by a married couple, Michelle (Kimie Tsukakoshi) and ...