The Shallows (2016)
The Shallows (2016) Dir.: Jaume Collet-Serra TC4P Rating: 7/9 The release of Jaume Collet-Serra's new film, The Shallows , to theatres a few weeks ago coincided almost perfectly with my week-long trip back to my hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. In advance of arriving back home, I made sure that Tony, one of my best pals from ye olden days, was made aware that I had every intention of seeing The Shallows with him in tow. Since Tony and his wife Janie were the very reasons why I was able to arrange airfare back to Anchorage (Janie used her air miles on my ticket, as a complete surprise to me), I was already planning to spend a good amount of time in their presence. But the coincidental release of The Shallows at the time of my arrival, whether or not it turned out to be a worthwhile film, was an absolutely perfect excuse to hang out with Tony regardless of societal obligations in the scenario. This is because Tony is the one person that I can say, with absolute positivity, is a ...