I’ve been Australia obsessed since I watched Crocodile Dundee when I was a kid. The accents. The scenery. The wildlife. It all called to me, and still does even after I spent two weeks there in 2013. Australian horror is one of my favorite sub-genres because the natural landscape is so unforgiving and the animals are dangerous. It really puts the man vs. nature part of horror on the spot, so when one of these films shows up and knocks it out of the park, I am all for it. Dangerous Animals did just that.
Jai Courtney plays Tucker, an Australian owner of a boat charter that takes tourists fishing and to swim in shark cages. He’s also a serial killer who feeds his victims to sharks and records it for his own twisted amusement.
Hassie Harrison plays Zephyr, an American and ex-foster child chasing waves in Queensland. She meets a local named Moses and has a one night stand that turns into an actual connection. That scares the crap out of her so she runs to the beach where she is kidnapped by Tucker. While she tries to escape, Moses searches for her.
This film is a hell of a lot of fun. Jai Courtney is so convincing as the killer that you almost want to root for him. Problem is the movie also does a great job making Zephyr into a likable badass that you have to root for her too. Finally, a shark movie that not only gives us great kills but gives us interesting characters. A rarity among shark movies.
While Dangerous Animals certainly leans into how humans are the real monsters trope with Courtney’s steller turn as the killer, it also gave us a great little love story. Two people who make a real connection, and when one is too scared to stay, the other proves his worth by trying to save her life even if it means getting fed to sharks. The chemistry between actors Hassie Harrison and Josh Heuston is cinematic perfection. The casting director for this film deserves kudos for that.
The visuals are great too. The night scenes weren’t too dark and the daytime scenes gives us wide cityscapes and turquoise oceanscapes alike. A feast for the eyes. It made me want to revisit Australia, though I’m not sure I’ll hire any boat charters anytime soon.
See this one on the biggest screen possible. This tense survival story is as gruesome and frightening as it is fun to watch. There isn’t a moment of wasted screen time and just wait until you see that great white.
4.5 out of 5 sharks.
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I’ve been Australia obsessed since I watched Crocodile Dundee when I was a kid. The accents. The scenery. The wildlife. It all called to me, and still does even after I spent two weeks there in 2013. Australian horror is one of my favorite sub-genres because the natural landscape is so unforgiving and the animals are dangerous. It really puts the man vs. nature part of horror on the spot, so when one of these films shows up and knocks it out of the park, I am all for it. Dangerous Animals did just that.
Jai Courtney plays Tucker, an Australian owner of a boat charter that takes tourists fishing and to swim in shark cages. He’s also a serial killer who feeds his victims to sharks and records it for his own twisted amusement.
Hassie Harrison plays Zephyr, an American and ex-foster child chasing waves in Queensland. She meets a local named Moses and has a one night stand that turns into an actual connection. That scares the crap out of her so she runs to the beach where she is kidnapped by Tucker. While she tries to escape, Moses searches for her.
This film is a hell of a lot of fun. Jai Courtney is so convincing as the killer that you almost want to root for him. Problem is the movie also does a great job making Zephyr into a likable badass that you have to root for her too. Finally, a shark movie that not only gives us great kills but gives us interesting characters. A rarity among shark movies.
While Dangerous Animals certainly leans into how humans are the real monsters trope with Courtney’s steller turn as the killer, it also gave us a great little love story. Two people who make a real connection, and when one is too scared to stay, the other proves his worth by trying to save her life even if it means getting fed to sharks. The chemistry between actors Hassie Harrison and Josh Heuston is cinematic perfection. The casting director for this film deserves kudos for that.
The visuals are great too. The night scenes weren’t too dark and the daytime scenes gives us wide cityscapes and turquoise oceanscapes alike. A feast for the eyes. It made me want to revisit Australia, though I’m not sure I’ll hire any boat charters anytime soon.
See this one on the biggest screen possible. This tense survival story is as gruesome and frightening as it is fun to watch. There isn’t a moment of wasted screen time and just wait until you see that great white.
4.5 out of 5 sharks.
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