Product Details

• Actors: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown, Luke Tyler, Mark Elderkin
• Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: April 24, 2012
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0079ZWU5W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,870 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Kate (Halle Berry) is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer," Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's old flame Jeff (Olivier Martinez) presents her with a lucrative opportunity: lead a t hrill-seeking millionaire businessman on a dangerous shark dive…outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal -- and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground: Shark Alley.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME March 17, 2012

By Michael TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:Amazon Instant Video

The film takes place in scenic South Africa. We get the National Geographic tour. The film starts out great showing us Halle Berry's cleavage, a guy filming her cleavage, and then they throw a shark into the film...and no more cleavage. Halle's hobby is to pet Great Whites in open water out of a cage. She is married to Jeff who films the action. So when sharks suddenly behave badly, Halle quits diving with them.

After a year, Jeff is trying to get back with Halle. The have fights about the relationship. The film contains Halle doing a first person philosophical narration and the music is very tame, not what one expects for an action/thriller. Halle who has spent 10 years in the water doesn't like the smell of fish and screams when someone tries to push her in. Clearly this is an action flick written for women, or by a woman (Amy Sorlie). In one scene Jeff apologizes for whatever it was that made Halle angry. Halle is angry that he doesn't know why she is angry and won't tell him...because he should know! She finally says, "You have no idea what's wrong with me!"

As Halle's business starts to fail, a wealthy Brit (Ralph Brown) trying to connect with his son (Mark Elderkin) wants to swim with Great Whites without a cage. Halle is reluctant but agrees.

They set out in the water to go dancing with sharks. And if everything went well, there wouldn't be a movie. Dad fights with son, Jeff fights with dad, Halle fights with Jeff, and Halle fights with dad. At this point I was hoping a two headed mega shark would swallow the whole boat. The climatic scene I can't detail because I have no idea what is happening. Everyone is in the same dark suits and it is dark. The full view film of the sharks appear to be stock footage. (Ed Wood would be so proud....) This is more of a drama with some poorly shot action scenes.

No f-bombs (that I caught), sex, or nudity. Some PG-13 name calling. Might be enjoyed by women who like a soft female lead in an "action thriller." Read more ›

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Wait for it go on sale.... for it surely will. April 21, 2012

By indigo

Format:Amazon Instant Video|Amazon Verified Purchase

I give this movie one star for the sharks, as previous reviewers mentioned the shark footage is pretty amazing, and one star split between wonderful shots of S Africa and equally, (for this viewer) pleasant shots of Mr Martinez. The story line itself was almost unpalatable. As someone else stated, mbee for the girls, I doubt even then. Without giving any spoilers there is little to say other than any action above the waves was plain tedious and even annoying. With that said, I am not sorry to have rented this, I really loved the underwater footage, but I really wish I had waited until it was the 99 cent special, as it is obviously destined to be.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Halle Berry in a bikini. Enough said. April 30, 2012

By Jonathan Jones

Format:DVD

Halle Berry is the best in the business when it comes to swimming with sharks. Following a shark attack on a friend, Berry retreats to giving boat tours until a rich father offers her a price for he and his son to swim with the very thing she is trying to avoid. The film falls in neither the action, horror, or thriller genres as marketed by the studio and DVD rental services. It's a flat out drama about a woman re-discovering who she is and living up to reality. Awesome underwater shots, Halle Berry in a bikini, and live shark footage help give this DTV title a 3/5.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars A boring and forgettable shark movie that fans of the genre may like. I though it was way to long and drawn out. I say C March 15, 2012

By Tony Heck

Format:DVD

"My father once told me to be careful of the things you love most in the world because if your not careful that very thing can also destroy you." Nine years after being attacked and nearly killed by a shark professional diver Kate (Berry) is ready to give tours again, just not to swim outside of a cage. After a financial crises forces her to help a man live his dream of swimming with the sharks she is forced to confront her fears again. This is a movie that hardcore fans of shark movies will enjoy. For me it was very slow and pretty boring. I think the problems with this one are pretty much even across the board. I felt no connection with any of the characters, the movie was longer then it needed to be and this is the type of movie you forget as you are watching. You may see it different but to me this is boring and forgettable. Overall, unless this is your favorite type of movie you may feel the same as I did. I give it a C.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable, and mediocre acting! July 26, 2012

By zeus

Format:DVD

I tried to figure out what is the point of the movie, and I came to the conclusion that some of the actors/producers needed the money really bad and decided to quickly make a movie. They recruited Halle Berry, made sure that she spends 3/4 of the time in a bikini, and some good actors (name recognition) who really didn't try very hard. When you see Halle Berry on the cover in a bikini (same most of the time; need more variety, maybe need to consult with Sports Illustrated), one must anticipate good acting too (i.e. Monster's Ball). Well, this is not the case for Berry, and definitely not the case for the rest of the cast.

Halle plays somebody who talks/lives with the sharks, and makes movies (documentaries) until a shark eats her best friend/mentor (beautiful shark attack at the beginning of the movie, probably the best scene of the movie, makes you jump out of your seat). After that she quits working for National Geographic and tries to do tourist tours but it doesn't work. And we are in for a boring 20-40 minutes.

Then a rich ahole (...aren't they all according to the rich people in Hollywood who know everything?) with his son arrives in his private plane (..and he smokes too..., he definitely deserves to die!) and wants to touch the sharks too. At this point everybody is fighting on the boat and I could have told you who are the people who are going to die and get eaten by the sharks one hour into the movie. They are going to fish in Shark Alley territory (ouuuh!). But we have to wait all the way to the end to see the predictable ending....

Quick question for the director/producers: When you have a boat that cannot stir and is speeding towards the rocks, don't you think that it would make sense to cut the engine, and try to fix it, instead of panicking and trying desperately to fix the engine that leaks oil (while it is running and speeding towards the rocks), with a pair of pliers? Just thinking out loud. I know that somehow they must end in the water with the big sharks to end the movie, but please make un effort, don't assume everybody is ignorant! Just pay attention to the details. With Halle Berry and the price you are charging that was not supposed to be a B/C movie.

And throughout the movie we have Olivier Martinez speaking with a totally fake pathetic French accent.

Two stars for the beautiful shots of South Africa that really makes you want to go there and play with the sharks too (in a cage)! Since this movie is not going to be blockbuster, maybe this movie should be given to the officials dealing with tourism in South Africa to promote their beautiful country. At least that will be useful. Read more ›