Dark Tide

Dark Tide

30/3/2012 1h 53m 4.8/10

Overview

A traumatized shark expert must battle her own fears to lead a thrill-seeking businessman on a dive into a dangerous section of water known as "Shark Alley."

Director

John Stockwell

Top Billed Cast

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Kate Mathieson

Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez

Jeff

Thoko Ntshinga

Thoko Ntshinga

Zukie

Mark Elderkin

Tommy

Sizwe Msutu

Sizwe Msutu

Themba

Henrik Vos

German Man

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8/7/2023

4/10

This isn't as dreadful as I had feared - it is actually, partially, redeemed by some really excellent underwater photography - and a suitably satisfactory denouement. Halle Berry is a diver whose on/off boyfriend Olivier Martinez manages to coax her into taking an arrogant, wealthy, Brit and his son on a cruise to swim with sharks. The story is poor, predictable and very slow to develop. Far too much of the jeopardy is created not from the sharks but from the rather odious millionaire Brit; his son and the two leads' rather tiresome are they/aren't they relationship - and, it appears that Berry has some history with sharks that resulted in her having had a near death experience. The dive footage of the sharks would have made for an interesting documentary on apex predators; the story ought just to have been shredded at birth...

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