First words...

The movie title and screenplay are not remotely related to The Reef (a really bright nail-biting movie),shouldn't have dragged The Reef "initials" after itself and its same writer & director Andrew Traucki did a poor job in naming and promoting it as such.

That said, ...Stalked is a good movie up to the first kill. After that we just wait for it to finish. The acting is good though with true show of brave / frightened girly acting and emotions relational to itself, has gorgeous filming and cinematography and just heavily lacks in the logic and ending sections with average fields in between.

I for one don't compare it to Jaws, never had with any shark movie. Anybody doing so better stop watching future shark movies and have continuous re-watch of that suspenseful ground-breaking film.

What I liked most in ... Stalked was the acting and cinematography; what I disliked was the poor logic, average story, flow and ending.

There was a time before the first kill that despite the unrealistic situation and poor decisions, I stopped eating, stopped moving, eyes glued to the screen, while clinching my hands in dread and anticipation. Also, the water-level camera shots and filming were extraordinarily effective in ramping up the fear and tension. I have to admit though that after each heavy anticipation, what ensued was like a kitten jumping on a parrot chick in a kindergarten.

All that saying may depict an average to weak movie. It is not the case and just because the bad was more than the good, that doesn't mean that movie is an utter failure. It has character, it has courage and artificial wins in it against the predator and it nicely shows friendship and bonding. Although, if that bonding and friendship tightness ended up in the shark's stomach with torn up limbs and torsos, it would have been much more impactful.

And last but not least, to those viewers who rooted for the shark, I invite them to gather up in one nice friendly group at the ocean, actively change places with the girls, turn their "stupid" decisions to smart ones and beat the puny shark into a pulp.

I dare you...

• Screenplay/story: 5
• Development: 7
• Realism: 6
• Entertainment: 7
• Acting: 7
• Filming/cinematography: 8
• VFX: 7
• Music/score: 7.5
• Depth: 5
• Logic: 3
• Flow: 6.5
• Horror/thriller: 6
• Ending: 3.

Perfectly acceptable acting by all concerned. No hint of the dreaded C. G. I. Shark. Yes they make some ridiculous choices, but it kept me entertained.

Not like the laugh out loud film starring Alicia Silverstone. Now THAT was terrible.

Four girls are best friends who snorkel. One dies (Bridget Burt) from what appears to be domestic violence, being drowned in a tub. The remaining three decide to pay homage to her on their next vacation and they take Addy (Saskia Archer) who is not the outdoor type, but maybe she is. The story centers on Nic (Teressa Liane) who saw her dead friend under water and has trouble sticking her face in water. (you would think she would have practiced this before the trip.) While paddling to an island a shark comes along with a taste for blondes.

The film was more personal drama than a shark thriller. The shark was not a Great White or genetically modified or robotic or prehistoric. Nor did the shark have multiple heads, capable of going on land, or fly inside a tornado. It was a stock footage shark with an occasional glimpse of a plastic fin. And PLOT SPOILER it only kills one person.

This is the second film I have seen Teressa Liane. I loved her more in "The Spy Who Never Dies."

Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. No much in sharks either.