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It doesn't get much more unrealistic than this movie. There were absolutely no attempts made to make the shark and shark attacks look real, and one of the main characters blatantly flirts with a taken man right in front of his significant other. This is essentially a cheesy slasher film with a shark replacing a human serial killer. At one point, just like in your typical horror movie, two people go off alone for obviously scandalous reasons and somehow their friends don't notice they're missing right away. And of course one of these people were explicitly told not to go in the water, but of course they do.

I have seen quite a lot of sharkmovies. Some of which were really bad. This one was beyond bad. Sure when starting to watch this movie I didn't expect much of it, however it was even worse. It is not the acting, or casting, which ain't good, but those neednt to be good in these kind of movies. It is the plot and script writing which are terrible and the direction isn't any better. People hardly feel fear, anger or sadness. Without any ruining spoilers it is safe to say that in these kind of movies people die. However it looked like nobody cared. People getting over a loss in a few days or even hours. Furthermore it seems like the filming location took all the budget, since the shark attacks were not shown. The shark itself is probably a Bruce ordered at Wish or Temu. Why 3 stars instead of 2 or even one? Well a good sharkmovie should either be thrilling and score high (Jaws), either be mediocre but at least has some action in it (the Meg) or superbad that is fun to watch (sharknado). This was none of these.

I love a Shark movie. Even a fairly bad one is worth checking out. Sometimes it's just a matter of low budget. I've seen a lot of terrible Shark movies, but this one is the worst. I even saw Toxic Shark about a Shark tbst shoots Toxic Waste.

But thus has good awful acting and some pretty terrible CGI. It's more so the acting though. All the actors are terrible. Take me right out of the movie. It feels super fake. Very standard "we're irresponsible young adults on vacation". I really hated this. Skipped around to just the Shark parts and it was still awful. Don't watch this. Even if you like sharks, it's a waste of time.

Yessirree y'all, the redneck saves the day, gawdammit!

The acting and script in this much-hyped film is absolutely atrocious. Why Jeff Fahey signed up for it beats me, maybe he has money troubles.

We're led to believe that these people are stranded on this island, with no hope of rescue, but every time there's a wider camera shot there's loads of boats around!

The CGI shark is amazing, able to change it size and shape at will.

The island paradise this film is set in is supposedly off Hawaii, but could well be Bognor, as it's as grey, windy and dark as a British summer.

Our hero, Harlan, struggles to speak discernable English, and is to acting as freezing water is to an erection.

Sadly, yet another film in the 'why did they bother' category.

Was this a movie, or a cinematic music video?

The music was TOO LOUD! I couldn't hear a word the actors were saying, because all I could hear was some Mariah Carey wannabe, belting out vocals loud enough to wake the dead!

Even when there was no singing, the music in the background was unbelievably loud, drowning out everything.

For obvious reasons, turning the volume up made it worse. I couldn't get passed the 10-minute mark for this exact reason. I don't feel too bad though, as the film looked gash anyway...and after reading reviews on here, it's clear I dodged a bullet!

In summary: THE. MUSIC. WAS. TOO. LOUD.

I mean, what happened? This guy was Michael in Nikita, had a bunch of starring films and now all he does are awful DTV CGI films! He needs to start taking roles that are more risky. This has to be the ugliest shark in the history of cinema. The guy still looks great, has talent, but seems to be in it for the cash. He's the male Eliza Dushku at this point.

Hopefully better movies are on the way. It's been dud after dud and he could do better.

The location was the best part of the whole film.

The CGI shark is atrocious and there are entire CGI sequences like the floating dead body in the water that made this feel like it was an episode of LEXX.

Well, truth be told, I must admit that I was lured into watching the 2022 movie "Maneater" on three accounts. The first being that this was a shark movie; I do like shark movies, despite most of them being dubious. Secondly, the movie's cover looked interesting. And thirdly, this was a movie that I hadn't already seen.

Granted, I wasn't really harboring much of any high hopes for this shark movie from writer and director Justin Lee, as the majority of the shark movies out there tend to have overly dramatic and cool-looking covers, but the contents of the movie itself is rubbish. But I opted to give "Maneater" the benefit of the doubt.

Sure "Maneater" was watchable, but it was a rather generic shark movie, for better or worse. I mean, it could have been a worse movie experience, as many of the shark movies out there tend to be, but luckily writer and director Justin Lee managed to put together something that was enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be. Sure, you're not in a for a new "Jaws" movie here, but it was a fair enough attempt at a shark movie.

The acting performances in the movie were adequate, but of course for a movie such as "Maneater", then you know you're not in for award-winning movie performances. I was only familiar with Trace Adkins and Jeff Fahey in this movie.

Visually then "Maneater" was okay. Some of the shark scenes were quite good, while others had some rather questionable CGI animation going on. But all in all, the effects in "Maneater" were fair enough to carry the movie.

If you enjoy shark movies, then "Maneater" could be worth your time. I enjoyed it adequately enough.

My rating of "Maneater" lands on a five out of ten stars.

I don't know what everyone is so mad about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this film. The locations were beautiful; the camera work was clean and smooth; and the shark looked pretty good. It's nowhere near as bad as the reviews say.

As for the acting, Shane West was definitely the strongest actor here. But that doesn't mean the others were bad. They were all good, and I loved the dynamic of the friend group. I think people may be mad because it isn't full of nudity or sex scenes. But I found that to be quite refreshing. The characters looked (and acted) like real people. I was entertained, which is the whole point of a movie, and I will watch it again.

Don't waste your. Time unless. You're a fan of lifetime and hallmark movies.

Acting is horrible.

The music behind the scenes and the music montages will turn your stomach.

It starts off bad, then gets worse.

Poorly written, badly acted and amateurishly directed , I can't believe I wasted $8 on PPV.

I have to write 600. Characters. And. There's. Nothing. More. To. Say.

Just drags on with music and boring writing. You'll be rooting for the shark. ................... Then there's the fake laughing, fake friends, fake shark, fake anger....... ..............................................................................................."......................................................................................................

I really have to stop watching movies like this. You get the occasional gems like VelociPastor and Zombeavers. But the vast majority are just awful. That is the case with Maneater.

The movie opens with a shot of someone swimming in the waters. Then all of a sudden, we cut to a close up of a shark eating someone. I was so confused, why did they just randomly switch scenes in the middle of the opening. Then I realized it was the same scene and the same swimmer. It was just done so incompetently that I couldn't tell.

Later in the movie, they have a shot of the shark, then repeat the exact same shot two seconds later. I couldn't believe it. Then again 20 seconds later!!! I almost didn't notice the last one because they mirrored (reversed) the image.

Those are just my favorite examples. Everything about this movie is terrible. No point in listing them out. (1 viewing, 11/19/2022)

This day and age with advanced CGI, you would think the next "shark" movie would be something to watch and put you on the edge of your seat...but instead, we got bad actors, horrible storyline and a shark I could have made better with paper Mache!

These producers need to get their head out of their rear-ends and gather up some real writers, actors who can actually ACT and hire an outside source to produce "shock & awe" CGI for the shark moments. The storyline was so broken up, I was like WTF is this?! These guys need to get it together and put quality first - you want to release a budget film, you're gonna get budget film ratings!

THIS WAS TRULY HORRIBLE! JAWS from the 70's was better!

Wow what was this?? College project? So so bad acting and the cgi ?? Omg if my Nanna would be blind she would do better effects..

Also this is so boring. Fell a sleep while watching.

Even the music is horrible.. Stupid decisions all over again and boom shark

I dont even care who dies or not. There is nothing you would get attach to.

Terrible. Terrible movie.. have to say couple times more terrible because character limitation so i can send this review lol.

Why they made this and did someone really got paid doing this?

So still too short so horrible, horrible, avoid it, don't waste your time like I did.

This has to be one of the worst movies ever made.

The acting is really bad, the sound is all over the place, the CGI shark looks like it was generated on an iPhone and the story seems to have been written by a teenage Jaws fan.

The final shark scene appears to be a rip off from Deep Blue Sea done really badly.

I'm not a gun expert but that redneck's shotgun seems to have an infinite amount of shells loaded for a pump action.

The final scene is so cringeworthy I actual felt bad for the actor, not sure if he forgot his lines or was meant look like a rabbit in the headlights.

Basically this the sort of shark movie Homer Simpson would make.

There are a lot of bad shark movies out there. Probably many worse than this, and I've probably seen some of them. I'm generally easy to please with shark movies. The simple sight of a fin ominously breaking the water's surface to stalk someone is enough to create suspense for me. Decent use of models/special effects/stock footage to depict the shark, some chase scenes, some munching...I'm happy.

But Maneater is dire.

Having recently enjoyed The Reef 2, I gave this a go, since I recognised all the headlining actors (B-grade shark horror flicks generally have no-name casts.) Second or third tier toplining cast, sure, but I've seen them all in other things and they're fine actors.

The four main credited cast members are fine, but they struggle with the script's horrendous dialogue. The supporting cast, forced to deliver this terrible dialogue as well, but with less skill, are painful to watch. The characters are mostly flat, so there's no suspense in waiting for them to get munched.

And the special effects. Boy, are they bad! The old Sy-Fy shark movies of old would have been embarrassed to have effects like this. The shark looks terrible. The film would have done better relying more on the old fin-popping-out-of-the-water trick to generate tension. The awful effects really took me out of the film.

TL;DR: Bad script, bad acting, awful special effects, no scares, no suspense...this ranks right at the bottom when it comes to shark attack movies.

What in the hell is this? They didn't do any research on anything. There's no way in hell a shark that big would even be that close to the beach. That water is way to shallow. Jaws was better than this for graphics too. I do not recommend. Acting was below par, cgi was bad, build up was lack luster. Super easy to predict. There's not much to save this movie at all. If you wanna watch a crappy movie about unrealistic shark attacks, then you're in for a treat. I don't mind bad movies but there was nothing of substance here. Hollywood... why? Open a book, research the shark. You can do way better than this.

I know that this movie has horrible special effects, a really dumb script, and no value to our world, but damnit, it was awesome!! I was half drunk on whiskey when I ran across this movie on Amazon. Although it looked stupid and a waste of time, I gave it a shot. My wife even questioned my ability to think when I purchased it, but I wasn't going to be deterred. So basically, dumb people go out, make stupid choices, and die violently to a shark that is around 40 feet long and has a really bad case of chapped lips. I'm glad proud of my selection and was very excited they set up the sequel. I loved it!!

Though this movie won't be a ballad like Peter Benchley's Jaws, it's an entertaining survival film. I was well entertained and my eyes never wandered away from the screen.

The movie follows a group of individuals on holiday, each with their own problems but willing to forget them on this trip. They are unaware the location they are going to has been invaded by a rogue great white shark who has developed a taste for hunting humans.

I enjoyed this film far more than Beast 2022, which was a big let down for me. The acting is decent and more like the standard for a decent TV series these days. The photography is beautiful though, except for some instances of C. G. I. I think there is no mechanical shark like Jaws in this one, the special effects are all computerized.

Verdict: decent and enjoyable time-pass film.

Some more shark movies for you: Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U. S. S. Indianapolis 1991, Deep Blue Sea 1999, 12 Days of Terror 2004.

Thank goodness this was on Hulu, so I could fast forward through most of it. Horrible acting, no plot, not that I was expecting one. I only watched the bloody gory scenes and at first they were okay, but then they got absolutely ridiculous. So we find out that Trace Adkins cannot act his way out of a paper bag. Quite frankly, nobody else in this movie could either. Okay Jeff Fahey is marginal. The rest was just like a joke. And as I said the first few scenes with the shark we're okay, but they gradually got worse, and the CGI seem to get worse and worse as the movie continued. Really it was a waste of time, even though I use the fast forward a lot.

This movies is bad in so many ways it is difficult to pinpoint any one thing. The script was bad writing and the actors were bad enough to perfectly deliver the poorly written script. As far as the graphics in the movie, they are awful. The shark shots look like something from the best technology in the 80s. So many glaring errors like the volume of blood from an attack. The human body holds at most around 1.5 gallons of blood. On initial bites there were gallons spilled and yet people lived for a bit afterwards. Forget the fact that you die from just the loss of 1/2 to 2/3rds. These folks would have been gone before they even knew what was happening.

There were no 'good' actors in this and Trace Adkins wasn't the worst, but he tried. The man just isn't an actor. It is just uncomfortable to watch him try. There are some very cheesy lines in this film, blueberry pancakes is just one.