So, the movie finally came out in Australia, and I get to see it, despite looking at earlier comments in my thread. So, um, yeah.
In a word, it's "good." That's really all I can say. It joins the ranks of the other "good" movies I've seen this year (probably takes the #13 spot), but possibly with the least amount to talk about. It's an example of how a simple premise that's been done to death can still be a good product if the execution is, um, "good" enough.
Though on a few points:
-Am I a terrible person for being fine with three redshirts dying, yet happy in the end that "Steven Seagull" survived?
-Speaking of which, how the heck did they get that seagull to stay in place?
-I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that most sharks don't grow that big. And what exactly did that flare ignite towards the end? Oil? Did it come from the buoy, or the ship that passes by?
-The way that elements such as the wristwatch time and phone conversation being super-imposed over the movie was an interesting technique. I'd say it works most of the time. What didn't work so much is the slow motion at the start. Yes, movie, Blake Lively is wearing a bikini. Get on with it.
So, all in all, good flick.