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Entertaining and kept me interested, but the gun battles were ridiculous, as they usually are, and I do with they'd stop getting scrawny women to play these sorts of rolls. I mean, they say the camera adds 10 pounds, and it looked like the main actress weighed in at about 90. The idea of her throwing large men around as she did was ludicrous. That said, I did find the movie held my interest, and, in spite of being a tad hard to follow with all the jumping around timelines, was well-constructed. There were some twists I didn't see coming, though I'm not the sharpest nail in the tool box. A huge suspension of disbelief is required, but if you can do that, I think you'll find the film enjoyable.

I foolishly got excited when I saw the rating (both IMDB and critics) of this because I haven't seen a decent horror/suspense since Silence of the Lambs (or Seven, if that was newer). Given Mr. Cage hasn't acted in much of anything that's been any good for some time, I should have known better.

There is pretty much nothing in this movie that makes any sense, including the opening scene where the FBI goes in search of the killer. The plot is ridiculous, and the pacing is such that I struggled to not just give up out of boredom. Very little action takes place. And for God's sake directors, if you expect us to read something on a piece of paper or phone or envelope, would you please film it as such. Show a closeup of the writing at an angle where you can actually read it, and leave it on the screen long enough for a normal reader, not a speed reader. Also, if you are going to name a character 'Long Legs', shouldn't he have long legs? I have no idea why this particular villain looked like he did. It looked like they were trying to use a variation of 'Art the Clown' without the clown make-up. And the mannerisms of the villain made zero sense as well.

I'm not even sure why I gave this movie 3 stars. I guess it's because I've seen worse, I think. Definitely not recommended.

I thought the original, 'Bull Shark', was actually decent except for the stupid ending. Unfortunately, in this lame effort, the stupidity extended to the entire movie. As with the original, I didn't think the acting was bad if you disqualify the first male character we meet. I imagine he won't be getting hired again anytime soon with this in his portfolio. But from the opening attack, which is totally unbelievable, to the completely inane final scene, this film is filled with one head-shaker after another. One of the worst features is the shark graphics. Which appear to be out of a first-generation video game. I don't think the shark they show is even a bull shark. At one point, the thing even changes shape. Also, it appears to be a baby, which would make the amount of attacking it does rather suspect. On top of that, in this huge 300 mile lake (I think that's what was said in the first film), the thing appears to occupy a 50 ft radius. And there's not much to the film other than the quest to kill the shark, which again, is done in a really stupid manner. Definitely not a successful sequel. I can't believe there is yet another one.