Overview
- The streaming thriller, which debuted Thursday, April 10, has reached No. 1 on Netflix’s most-watched films list.
- The film follows a coastal town battered by a Category 5 hurricane as floodwaters carry sharks inland, with Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon Hounsou leading the cast.
- Viewers on social platforms praise the movie’s tension and thrills, with many calling it gripping and highly entertaining.
- Critics are far less positive, citing uneven writing, tonal confusion and spotty CGI, and the movie holds a 36% score on Rotten Tomatoes that includes a one-star Guardian review.
- Directed by Tommy Wirkola and produced by Adam McKay and Kevin J. Messick, the shark-disaster mashup nods to genre staples like Crawl and Jaws while drawing fresh interest as a streaming-first release.