You know how there's a whole set of films that's based on stupid people making stupid decisions?
Person 1: DON'T DO IT!
Person 2: *proceeds to do it anyway and gets killed*
Audience: SHE TOLD YOU NOT TO DO IT! How dumb are you!?
Those types movies. However, if they're done well, you don't mind the stupidity in it and play along.
I kept reading "If you liked Jaws, you'll enjoy Under Paris." "One of the best Shark films since Jaws" - High praise. So, I had to watch it, despite low scores.
The dumb people in this film don't listen, do dumb things, and get killed. But it's been filmed well; it's intense, the sound design and cinematography keep you engaged. Shark graphics - decent enough. It's got enough going on to keep you engaged, the plot is not boring at all. The ending may have you scratching your head though.
Here's a perspective that I don't think anybody is considering - I don't know the first thing about Shark Biology or marine evolution, but I looked at the 'Sharks' as a metaphor for 'Climate Change' and the plot AND the ending suddenly made so much more sense. That made me feel like the movie was actually better than people are making it out to be.
Either that, or I'm just trying to convince myself that I didn't waste 2 hours watching stupid people make stupid decisions.
