ThiefHott Too much of everything

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Vomitron_G Well, I supposed you could look at this as the umpteenth bad shark movie, but it's actually a little less bad than the previous umpteenth bad shark movie I saw. No, seriously, "Red Water" is not as bad as that Casper Van Diem "Shark Attack"-crap and its sequels. And as far as made for TV shark movies go, they at least did try to make something remotely decent here. Okay, it is a "Jaws"-clone, like any movie featuring a killer-shark (this time the shark's swimming up stream). But it feels more along the lines of "Anaconda" (1997) or "Lake Placid" (1999). Only, slightly below those standards. There were at least two events in "Red Water" that had me really rolling my eyes. Won't go into them, not really worth it. I did have some laughs with Coolio as a bad-ass *beep* with a gun. And how they kill the shark, you just have to see! I loved it! Most of the time the shark looked surprisingly okay even. I said: "most of the time" not "all the time". In some sequences they even appeared to have used a mechanical shark, which is always applaudable in these days of (crappy) CGI (though the latter is featured too, on some occasions). Anyway, I didn't mind this as a time-waster. Like I said, I've seen far worse shark tripe already.

carl-thompson For me the highlight of the movie was the very short snippet of music they played just as Ms Swansen makes her appearance.(can't seem to find who it was by though) I don't know why, but I never seem to feel for the characters in these U.S movies. When Phillips relayed his hard luck story I thought we had jumped into a Leslie Nilson Parody. They could have all got eaten for all I cared, there was nobody there I would miss.Being under water with no air is at least as scary as the shark, but they didn't make much about that. In life people change from good to bad and back to good again with each passing moment, but not in This movie, a gangster is a gangster and a fisherman ain't ever gonna become the skipper.do we all get so easily confused if people change sides. As usual I could have told you at the beginning of the movie who would survive and who wouldn't. The effects were good enough, especially for anyone who grew up with Gerry Anderson shows on Saturday mornings,and movies where the monster was always just outside the screen shot. but if you're not already sat on the edge of your seat before the monster appears then no amount of effects will save the movie.An extra couple of hours to go over the script, put in some humour and some 'real people things' Oh and a little more of the decent music, and This 3 star movie could have been an 8+ on the same budget.

FilmFanInTheHouse Red Water (2003, Dir. Charles Robert Carner) 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.It's very, very rare that i write a review for a film before it's actually finished, but for 'Red Water', i was that bored, i just needed something to do. This movie was just painful to get through. It was just too slow to start with and dragged on too much. The actors aren't the greatest and this really showed. I actually found Coolio very annoying during this film. The characters were useless, with no feelings felt at all towards deaths. The special effects were quite poor. They started off OK, but seemed to decrease in quality before the end of the film. The shark effect was more impressive than the explosions. If you want an enjoyable shark film, then choose a more professional made film."Get your ass off that ladder before i knock you off." - Ice (Coolio)

sharkattack1978 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.