Bait

A tsunami hits a coastal town in Australia and the ocean floods a seaside supermarket. A group of people are trapped inside and soon find themselves being preyed up on by a pair of great white sharks who are swimming up and down the grocery store aisles looking to feed. It sounds like a really stupid idea – and it is – but it’s a heck of a lot of fun, too thanks to some believable performances, some decent special effects and more than a few gallons of blood red paint. Director Kimble Rendall (Cut) makes the wise decision of playing it pretty straightforward throughout the movie, especially when the situations become increasingly unbelievable. He also has a wicked sense of humor when it comes to horror – just pay attention to what happens to the yappy little dog that gets trapped in the parking garage. Bait isn’t as good as Jaws, which recently got the full Blu-ray treatment, but it isn’t trying to be, either. That being said, it’s still a heck of a good shark movie.