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I was pretty nervous about checking this one out. I liked the idea of a war movie with sharks, but with Nicolas Cage as the lead and Mario Van Peebles helming the project I wasn't impressed. I don't have a problem with Van Peebles other than the fact that his movies are usually more amusing rather than emotional and intense. There are bits of the cast that were interesting to see involved and others that were kind of silly. I've never seen anything from the writers, but I have heard of one of their other films. Anyways let's see if they can pull this off.
Yeah no that was a waste of a good story. The fact that some of the actors had family who were on the Indianapolis is a shame. They really should apologize to their families for being in this. I mean don't get me wrong there were a few of the unknown to lesser known actors who actually did a decent job like Matt Lanter. Tom Sizemore was ridiculous and somehow more comical than even Nicolas Cage! I thought the addition of supernatural elements thrown in made this way too corny. I know why they wanted to put it, but it made this more of a joke. The action was pathetic. If this was made by somehow who cared about the true history and making a decent movie this could have been an excellent story of bravery. As it stands it's a cheap shark movie that takes place near the end of World War II. The concept was great, but the execution of the whole thing is just really underwhelming. I did like the ship sinking and the shark attack stuff yet they did the moments much too quickly. The CGI wasn't all that good and the shark attacks were bland and unseen. For a movie this absurd I was expecting to see more than just blood in the water. The ending itself was pretty bad. I did like the real footage they added, but with a movie this bad it just tears this movie further.
The cast really should have reconsidered being a part of this. Especially the ones with family who were on the ship. The acting is wishy washy. Some people actually tried and others were just bad. It has some moments that were interesting, but as a whole this was a really sad attempt to bring a great tale of bravery to the screen. Don't waste your time on this one.
