In the quiet waters of the Mississippi, body parts are being discovered. No one knows what is behind it all, until a huge man eating bull shark turns up. This bull shark is different, as it can breath in fresh water, making a deadly encounter between anyone who comes before it. John Sanders must now try and reach the surface, with his ex-wife and whilst being held hostage.
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A Masterpiece!
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Red Water is one of those movies that can definitely be classified as a B-Movie. No doubt about that. The average rating for this film is 3, which is a shame, because this movie wasn't that half bad. (To me) Red Water has a pretty original plot. It features a small Louisiana river that is suddenly plagued by a twelve-foot freshwater shark known as a Bull Shark. The shark begins killing all sorts of people, when it is finally driven upriver where it encounters a small oil rig that has recently hit it big. Lou Diamond Phillips is the lead, who speaks in a southern accent, plays the kind John, who hates oil rigs because he feels responsible for the deaths of four men due to a blowout at a rig he was once managing. So, his ex-wife, played by Kristi Swanson, and his friend go to take a look at the said rig, which suddenly becomes the subject of armed thugs who are looking for dumped money nearby.First of all, it's a made-for-television movie. The special effects and acting won't be that good. However, they manage to get a pretty good anamatronic Bull Shark in there, a decent set, and a decent cast. (I know that the acting is bad, but I've seen worse.) It has some pretty big names, such as Lou Diamond Phillips, Krisit Swanson, and Coolio.Red Water isn't that bad. Sure, some of the cast sucks, but the three big name leads aren't that bad, and are pretty convincing at times. They have feelings just like everybody else. The drunk scenes featuring the two thugs are sort of funny, since they mock each other. Red Water has some pretty disturbing scenes, like a pretty teenage girl who ALMOST makes it to safety before she is gobbled up kind of gorily, just like an elderly fisherman. Adding action to sharks works fairly well here. The CGI towards the end sucks, but the effects shark wise are above-average for a TV movie. The shark is pretty convincing when it is anamatronic. And the shark death is creative, just like the Jaws movies. Also, they appear to get back together at the end of the movie, and it has a happy and satisfying ending. Is it perfect? No. I've seen much better. MUCH better. It's real campy, some of the performances suck, but it's pretty suspenseful and keeps you interested in what's going on. It isn't worse than Jaws the Revenge, or Jaws 3, which is sort of obvious, since it has a higher rating than them, and they had budgets of 20,000,000 dollars and more. Above-average movie done on a small budget.I hear it's even better to get drunk and watch it on "crappy movie night". =D
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.
"Oh no, not another one" was the first thing I thought when I discovered this movie at my local video store. But being a fan of animal horror movies I couldn't resist, and so I watched it. And I don't regret I did. It's not the usual shark horror movie. It's rather an action thriller where one of the villains happens to be a man-eating shark. Well, the only disappointment for me was that this movie was produced for TV and therefore doesn't have the qualities of a big screen movie. But Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson and the other actors give their best to make this an above average TV production. The story is good, but nothing we haven't seen before. The action is okay, and the shark effects are well done. I've been disappointed more than twice with Lou Diamond Phillips' movies in the past few years but in "Red Water" he did some great acting. I also loved the Louisiana setting with Cajun music and nice atmospheric sceneries. Since it doesn't have a lot of new ideas, though, I'll give it 6 out of 10, but if you get a chance, watch it. It's worth your while, if only an alternative to a boring TV program. Jasper P. Morgan
Not very fearsome. Boat Captian John Sanders(Lou Diamond Phillips)is about to lose his boat due to lack of on-time payments to the bank. He is persuaded by his ex-wife(Kristy Swanson)to help her company find natural gas in a Louisiana river. At the same time criminals are looking for a sunken chest full of money. A gruesome discovery is made; a Bull shark is stalking the quiet lazy waters in a search of its own...human blood. It doesn't take long before you realize this is just another low budget shark flick. The action is about as slow as the dialog is dumb. And the shark scenes are noticeably too fake. However my favorite scene is...let's say when the shark gets "drilled".I'm a Phillips fan, but this movie makes BATS(1999) look pretty damn good. Coolio is horrid as bad guy Ice. On the other hand Rob Boltin's character Emery is likable. As for Swanson...she is female. Fears strikes out this time.
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