Dark Tide

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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 presents her with a lucrative opportunity.
  • Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez
  • Directed by: John Stockwell
  • Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes
  • Release year: 2012
  • Studio: Lionsgate
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Synopsis: 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 presents her with a lucrative opportunity.
Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez
Supporting actors: Ralph Brown
Directed by: John Stockwell
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: Details
Release year: 2012
Studio: Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for language including sexual references
ASIN: B007IFQGKI
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: April 24, 2012
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for language including sexual references
  • Production Company: Magnet Media Group, Magnet Media Productions, Magnet Media Productions, Mirabelle Pictures, Film Afrika Worldwide
  • Filming Locations: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | Paddock Tank, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa

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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.... Read more ›
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Kind of cheesy but it is Allways good to see a Halle Berry movie! I enjoyed the movie and would probably recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by Larry Proctor
1.0 out of 5 stars Dark Tide
Absolutely boring for me and was shocked to see Halle Berry play such a role. She's a fine actress.
A no brainer no watch for me.
Published 4 months ago by Linda Langlois
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor effort
While the star of the show looked very good, the movie itself was slow and predictable. I will put this one in storage.
Published 4 months ago by Thomas R. Flynn
3.0 out of 5 stars great shark bite movie
This move is not that great,it had the promise of being a great movie except they could have chosen a more convincing lead,it is not one of halle berry's better movies,it starts... Read more
Published 5 months ago by relichunter
1.0 out of 5 stars didn't buy this for me
have watched it but fell asleep.
decent just didn't keep me interested. Halle is great but this movie. meh

may have to watch again properly. Read more
Published 5 months ago by louisperri
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie.
If you like Halley Berry. You will love this one. She is great in this movie and she is in a Swimming suit most of the movie.
Published 6 months ago by Norman
4.0 out of 5 stars Halle fan
Movie was Ok - story was alright and kept moving - good movie to watch on DVD not necessarily a theater big seller
Published 6 months ago by R. S. Doyle
1.0 out of 5 stars disapointment
Miss Berry didn't even try to act in this movie. Must of been a perk to make a few extra bucks. Worst show you could ever own or rent. Don't bother
Published 6 months ago by Lauri
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Tide
I liked this movie and also like Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez in the story. The movie itself was a bit gory but I liked the acting.
Published 6 months ago by Lavender
1.0 out of 5 stars Silly Idea to Swim with Sharks
Very poor movie, never even finished it. After I saw them swimming carelessly with the sharks as though we're all buddies here, it didn't take long to see their foolish notion... Read more
Published 6 months ago by James L. Strayer
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