There were other problems with the direction. Scenes didn't always cut together well. A few times the film would cut to some type of lizard when they needed a transition and obviously had no other usable footage. Also, there is a scene when in the middle of the night the film cuts from the couple in the water to a group dancing back on the island then back to the couple. It made no sense.

Another scene that made no sense, other than to help with foreign sales and late night Cinemax showings, is a scene where the lead actress, Blanchard Ryan, is nude in the couple's hotel room. I enjoy nudity and she has a very nice body, but it came at such an odd moment that the audience was caught so off guard by it they laughed. The scene should have worked up to her getting naked. It made sense since it's a hot tropical night and the couple starts to kiss, but cutting right to it was one of the many examples where the film knocks the viewer out of the experience of watching the film.

The acting was good, but I'm referring to the character moments between each other and not dealing with the sharks. The actors were really out in the water with the sharks, only wearing shark-proof suits under their wet suits. That's probably real fear they experience not pretend fear. When you see the sharks swim by, the audience does get startled and jump, but they aren't involved with the story. It's like watching Steve Irwin from The Crocodile Hunter jump in with the crocs and snakes. Watching Shark Week on The Discovery Channel will provide the same chills and thrills as this movie.

WARNING: If after my review you are still compelled to go to see what all the fuss is about, don't sit close to the screen. For those of you who get motion sickness, you are going to want to skip the film or at least wait until it comes to home video where it is sure to look slightly better.