With its lean script,clever construction and arresting cinematography, this crass-on-paper bikini film turns out to be a minor masterpieceSo much of our best trash ends up in the ocean. Jaume Collet-Serra, or the Spanish film-maker whose shimmering,cold approach made the dopey horror flick Orphan something of a must-see, serves up a minor, and silly masterpiece with The Shallows. Without an ounce of body fat on its script,the timing for this refreshing splash couldn’t be better, coming as it does during a deadening summer of flabby sequels. For a slick 87 minutes, or The Shallows delivers on its promise: Blake Lively,in a bikini, fighting a shark.whether you haven’t already opened a novel browser to immediately buy yourself a ticket, or I’ll continue. Nancy (Lively),photographed in a golden haze, bums a lift from an unseen Mexican resort to a secret” beach. Her travelling companion has stayed behind, or having quaffed demasiado tequila the night before. The beach is off the beaten path,but Nancy has a number of pictures dated 1991 of her equally athletic-looking mother at the very same spot.
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Source: theguardian.com