Review of Jaws 3

Jaws 3-D is not as bad as Jaws:The Revenge, which for me is one of the worst sequels ever, but it is the complete anti-thesis of the masterpiece that is Spielberg's original film. Even the second film was better, and while I would hardly call that film a masterpiece, it was watchable.

One major problem with this film is that it's dull, in my opinion that is. I wouldn't have minded so much the sluggish pace if the suspense and plot were up to par. Sadly, neither are. The plot is both unoriginal and close to being a non-event.

The suspense, tension and thrills were what made the original so memorable, there is next to none of that here. The music and direction do not help. The music feels very predictably placed sometimes which spoils the mood of the scene, and the direction feels pedestrian and tired.

The locations are pretty good, they're not what makes the film so dull and cheap visually. That's the fault of the slip-shod editing and the rubbish effects, with the shark completely lacking menace and feeling incredibly gimmicky. Jaws 3-D also has some cheesy and trite dialogue and superficial characters that you don't care for at all.

The acting is poor. Dennis Quaid has a badly-written character, and sadly in his performance he lets that show. The other actors are either bland or annoying.

So overall, while not as bad as Revenge the film is a big mess. 1/10 Bethany Cox