Red Water (2003)

The Worst Film Ever

Absolutely Fantastic

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A salvage boat operator finds himself an unwitting hero when an abnormally large bull shark decides to take umbrage with those who stray into its domain. Kudos to the filmmakers for incorporating a less sensationalist shark species into its story; the pre-occupation with great white terror has waned amid the plethora of movies to emerge in the past decade, and so an this better proportioned alternative is as offbeat as it is a smart choice to re-designate the theme, and breathe new life into the tired formula. That said, the TV budget doesn't always match the promise in delivering a realistic looking bull shark – but at least they tried. The scene in which the shark propels sideways over the walk bridge, to devour the conservationist, is while unexpected and a mild shock, poorly juxtaposed on rewind. Watch it just once, and it should be okay.If you were wondering where Lou "Stand & Deliver", "La Bamba", "Young Guns" Diamond Phillips had been hiding since his brief stardom ended in the early nineties, this is a typical example. But of course, fans of the genre will have seen LDP in "Bats" just a few years earlier, and so his credentials are well established. Here, he tag teams with the spunky Kristy Swanson, not a name of particular eminence, although she does have the distinction of being the original motion picture "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before SMG inherited the part (and the subsequent reputation) for the series. Joining them is a largely unknown cast, save for a couple of familiar TV faces, and the presence of rapper-turned "actor", Coolio, who plays, well, himself in this movie. The special make-up effects aren't bad – there's a couple of gruesome touches, which are surprising for a TV movie – and the shark effects, as aforementioned are passable, without baring too much scrutiny.Overall, "Red Water" was definitely better than the average contemporary shark movie, and worth a second look.

OK yes shark looks fake blah blah blah but Redwater is a decent enough shark movie only instead of a Great White or Tiger Shark, the shark in this film is a Bull Shark.There have not been many films about Bull Sharks as most of them have been made about their cousins (Great Whites, Makos,Tiger Sharks) so it is refreshing to see one about one of the other killers of the deep. Although this is set in a river (which is where most Bull Sharks have been found) you still wouldn't want to go swimming in it after this bad-boy has swam in.The DVDcase/poster are very misleading though. As you can probably see on the top of this page. It shows a GREAT WHITE on the cover when the film is about a Bull Shark. If that was to attract attention to it, then whoever just picks up the case is going to be bitterly disappointed. Couldn't they have found a way to make a Bull Shark scary on the cover? All in all Redwater isn't a bad film. Yes OK the attacks could have been more persistent and yes more victims would have been good, but it has a certain charm about it if you don't go into it expecting something great.Just sit back, have a beer, popcorn and enjoy it. Oh yeah and you might want to check your bath before you step into it.

This was an interesting story about Oil Diggers and crooks looking for a treasure that needed to be recovered years ago and how all these different characters managed to be bumping heads in the same location. Lou Diamond Phillips, (John Sanders), was running into money problems with his fishing boat and was divorced from his wife, Kristy Swanson, (Dr. Kelli Raymond), who was built in all the right places. There are fight scenes between John Sanders and Kelli, but Kelli decides she needs the help of her ex-husband to sail them to this oil rig location. There are plenty of bad dudes they will have to encounter, namely, Coolie (Ice) who gives and outstanding performance as a real Bad A-S. There is plenty of explosions and lots of excitement going on and you begin to wonder if anyone will ever live or die. Nice entertainment and a film you really could forget about entirely.

i saw the movie, it had some cool parts but nothing compare to JAWS. But at one time in the movie i heard a beautiful french song and i knew i had to listen to it. But the ending credits were cut (damn TV idiots) so i could not find out who was that beautiful female voice with the french song. Can anyone help me, please! A listing of the OST or anything will be truly appreciated. thank you millions. PS: i looked all over the net , on official pages, everywhere not a info, not anything about the soundtrack. not even a blip. and lots of people say it's a good one - not one of the best but a good one, with some great songs.