While surfing on a secluded beach, Nancy finds herself in the feeding grounds of a great white shark. Though stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of her ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
Acting
Blake Lively carries 75% solo. The seagull co-star deserves billing.
Direction
Collet-Serra makes 86 minutes feel breathless. Economy as art.
Practical Effects
Real waves, real exhaustion, real shark tension. CGI when it counts.
Director
Jaume Collet-Serra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The seaglass was a practical effect and on-set meme; Lively insisted it stay in final cut.
Collet-Serra shot chronologically so Lively's physical deterioration would be real—her exhaustion is genuine.
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