Dangerous Animals
- 2025
- 12 avec avertissement
- 1h 38min
Zephyr, surfeuse intrépide, est enlevée par un tueur en série fan de requins. Prisonnière sur son bateau, elle doit affronter la folie de son ravisseur et lutter pour survivre face à tous le... Tout lireZephyr, surfeuse intrépide, est enlevée par un tueur en série fan de requins. Prisonnière sur son bateau, elle doit affronter la folie de son ravisseur et lutter pour survivre face à tous les prédateurs.Zephyr, surfeuse intrépide, est enlevée par un tueur en série fan de requins. Prisonnière sur son bateau, elle doit affronter la folie de son ravisseur et lutter pour survivre face à tous les prédateurs.
- Récompenses
- 3 nominations au total
Teah Fraser
- Emergency Operator
- (non crédité)
Patrick Moroney
- Beachgoer
- (non crédité)
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Sean Byrne's return to filmmaking is a stripped-back serial-killer thriller focused on a shark-obsessed boatman who kidnaps women and uses them as bait so that he can see "the greatest show on Earth" over and over again. Yes, 'Dangerous Animals (2025)' essentially the 'SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-)' episode, 'Clams (2002)', except Jai Courtney isn't a giant crab and he isn't only interested in getting back a dollar. Oh, and it's also mean and menacing and, in a general sense, scary. With crisp cinematography both above and beneath the waves, the feature carves its own unique place within the genre by having its killer make use of a very distinct - and very much alive - weapon. While its premise is inherently a little goofy, it handles it with enough sincerity that you buy it completely and are able to meet the narrative on its own terms. What ought to be silly instead becomes (mildly) scary, and the picture's tone remains pretty much perfect for its duration. The same is true of its pacing, which threatens to drag on occasion due to the plot's purposeful 'reeling in a fish' pacing but never actually does so. It's relatively compelling and features a number of suitably gnarly set-pieces, even if there's the sense that it's a tiny bit too tame overall (some of the shark attacks, in particular, are a little underwhelming, if potentially rather realistic). It's a little less insular than I initially expected, but it still relies on only a handful of performances and the isolation of its premise is enhanced because of it. The actors all do a really good job with the material. For instance, Courtney is capable of initially seemingly slightly creepy but not so creepy that you wouldn't get on a boat with him, then revealing himself to be an altogether different breed of creepy when his true desires and capacity for violence reveal themselves. Although the central romance is a little underdeveloped and overrelied on, Hassie Harrison and Josh Heuston sell their connection enough that you want to see it - and them - survive the stresses of the story. Harrison, in particular, is a strong final (and, almost, only) girl whose tenacity is potent enough that you believe she'd be able to overcome what she inevitably must overcome. Her final confrontation with her kidnapper is slightly disappointing due to its brisk duration and weak pre-kill quip, but it's fun to see her try to come out on top and get the best of the unhinged antagonist. This is just a really solid horror/ thriller with some exciting and suspenseful sequences, confident direction, compelling performances and gorgeously simple cinematography. It isn't particularly deep or complex, but it scratches a primal itch and it scratches it well. It's a solid slice of seaworthy pulp that should keep you entertained from beginning to end.
I saw this film tonight as a mystery movie at Odeon and I gotta say it was better than expected. I saw the trailer before and it peaked my interest but it was more of a I'll wait til it's on demand to watch. I'm glad I did get to see it though. It was tense, Jai Courtney's character was brilliant and the lead I hadn't seen before but she did a great job. It's not the shark horror you'd expect and as someone who likes the original movie "Deep Blue Sea" (still one of the best shark movies) this one is a good little switch off from the real world that may be a little slow but it's still a fun ride.
Saw this at an unknown screening and when it announced the movie, everybody groaned. But that opening scene blew everyone away and hooked them in, such a good opener for a movie.
Went into this knowing absolutely nothing, and was pleasantly surprised. A really exhilarating film that mixes 10 Cloverfield Lane with Nicholas Cage's The Surfer, and I have to say it was a very fun watch. The main girls acting wasn't amazing but it was definitely believable, even if her character was a bit 1 noted. Where this definitely shines is the kidnapper, he does an amazing and terrifying job.
Definitely not a masterpiece but I really enjoyed it.
Went into this knowing absolutely nothing, and was pleasantly surprised. A really exhilarating film that mixes 10 Cloverfield Lane with Nicholas Cage's The Surfer, and I have to say it was a very fun watch. The main girls acting wasn't amazing but it was definitely believable, even if her character was a bit 1 noted. Where this definitely shines is the kidnapper, he does an amazing and terrifying job.
Definitely not a masterpiece but I really enjoyed it.
Warning: puns abundant (^_^)
For a B horror, 90 minutes is a safe bet so I dived in. Also, the film is in regular format, no bells and whistles, non-sense 3D up-charge version, no pesky glasses.
Time is well spent on dialogues and interactions enough to engage sympathy, kudos to the cast. Fantasy and horror films, often underrated by critics' circles, require good actors who can compel audience to suspend belief and buy into the lore / situation. Formidable villains raise the stakes, and Jai Courtney delivers. Instead of a leading man role, being a vicious, obsessive killer with superficial charm gives more opportunities to Courtney to widen his dramatic range. Other characters also pulled off compelling performances that make audience root for their struggles.
Gore-horror scale: graphically high. I turned away since I'm not a torture porn fan. I'm more of an escape plot-twist fan. Either camp won't be disappointed. The story keeps an even pace, actions not too frantic to follow, and not poetically slow.
I especially was impressed that within such tight runtime, the story managed to portray sharks as both a terrifying force of nature and an endangered species that must survive the disruptive human activities (leisure or business wise) in their habitat.
After the hilarious mashup Shark-nado, this killer-nature slasher genre is a welcoming addition to the cinema goers. You can't watch a great white jumping on a 50" home TV screen after all.
Time is well spent on dialogues and interactions enough to engage sympathy, kudos to the cast. Fantasy and horror films, often underrated by critics' circles, require good actors who can compel audience to suspend belief and buy into the lore / situation. Formidable villains raise the stakes, and Jai Courtney delivers. Instead of a leading man role, being a vicious, obsessive killer with superficial charm gives more opportunities to Courtney to widen his dramatic range. Other characters also pulled off compelling performances that make audience root for their struggles.
Gore-horror scale: graphically high. I turned away since I'm not a torture porn fan. I'm more of an escape plot-twist fan. Either camp won't be disappointed. The story keeps an even pace, actions not too frantic to follow, and not poetically slow.
I especially was impressed that within such tight runtime, the story managed to portray sharks as both a terrifying force of nature and an endangered species that must survive the disruptive human activities (leisure or business wise) in their habitat.
After the hilarious mashup Shark-nado, this killer-nature slasher genre is a welcoming addition to the cinema goers. You can't watch a great white jumping on a 50" home TV screen after all.
Couldn't take my eyes off the screen! Drama, action, psychologically thrilling, this movie delivers it all. The pacing was great too, it pulls off the perfect balance for a thriller. It draws you in throughout the entirety of the movie without having too much going on at any given time. I loved the ending too, there's so many twists that you just genuinely aren't expecting to happen. I'll definitely be rewatching after it comes out on streaming services & I can't wait to watch it again. This movie is a definite underdog coming up that deserves to be a blockbuster, absolutely great movie & worth the watch!
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesA fin key is not a real key. Though it resembles a car key, it is a small, Allen wrench screwdriver, and it is a tool used to tighten the screws which attach the fins onto a surf board.
- GaffesTucker says he does not surf, so he would have had no reason to have a fin key on hand for Zephyr to borrow. He has been watching her so likely had at least one as a pretext to meet her.
- ConnexionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 995: Sunshine + Slumdog Millionaire (2025)
- Bandes originalesBaby Shark
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performed by Jai Courtney, Ella Newton & Liam Greinke
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Sites officiels
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Animales Peligrosos
- Sociétés de production
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Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 2 738 137 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 1 563 961 $US
- 8 juin 2025
- Montant brut mondial
- 4 822 360 $US
- Durée1 heure 38 minutes
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