Stars: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard, Aida Turturro, Daniel Rey, Brent Roam, Mary Kay Bergman, Ronny Cox, Frank W. Welker

Director: Renny Harlin

Summary: In search of a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, a team of scientists experiment with the brains of sharks, making them smarter and faster. When a corporate executive (Jackson) comes to tour the facility the sharks start an uprising that threatens not only the project but the lives of the team. Familiar yet entertaining work by director Harlin. The special edition release contains a bonus behind-the-scenes documentary When Sharks Attack!

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Renny Harlin's first feature since The Long Kiss Goodnightreinvents the rampaging shark movie for the digital age. Echoing Alienand Deep Rising, a typically motley crew is trapped and terrorised in a remote ocean research station incapacitated by storms. Saffron Burrows' scientist has devised a means of using shark brain-tissue to fight Alzheimer's Disease, but it has the unfortunate side effect of increasing by fivefold the intelligence of the station's three test sharks. Once the sharks escape captivity, their captors become prey and Burrows, along with Thomas Jane's diver and corporate sponsor Samuel L. Jackson, are pursued through the station's maze of corridors. LL Cool J also appears as the most unlikely action-movie chef since Steven Seagal in Under Siege, chanting Biblical passages to his pet parrot and choosing the perfect omelette recipe as his message for posterity.

As the bizarre premise indicates, this is not a film for those seeking great acting or rich narrative complexities, but it does deliver action and effects in abundance, particularly with the state-of-the-art computer-generated sharks themselves. While they'll never attain the iconic status of Bruce in Steven Spielberg's Jaws(still the granddaddy of all screen sharks), Harlin's swift predators are clever enough to open doors and operate an oven. As the water level rises, Burrows indulges in some Sigourney Weaver-in-Alien-style disrobing, there is one of the great surprise-death scenes, shocking and funny in equal measure, and all concerned keep their tongues firmly in cheek. This DVD version also features commentaries from Harlin and Jackson, deleted scenes, a "making of" feature and a documentary on sharks. --Steve Napleton

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Star And Director Commentaries, When Sharks Attack Documentary, Sharks Of The Deep Blue Sea, 5 Deleted Scenes, Original Theatrical Trailer, Stills Gallery
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Romanian
Year:	1999
Release Date:	June 5, 2000
Runtime:	101 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 017242
Keywords:	Sea, Action, Blue, General, Deep, Wide, Screen, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure