Riddle me this. What does a two-ton Macco shark think about? The answer is freedom, the deep blue sea. Tell that to the eaten carcasses of an underwater facility, where scientist enhance shark brain matter to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Apparently, sharks are the elephants of the ocean, and have a difficult time forgetting being genetically altered for human gain.

Thomas Jane apparently knows how to deal with these beasts of the deep. He is a shark whisperer, if you will. Unlike horse whispering, if Jane’s Carter says something off the mark he gets eaten instead of kicked in the head. This film definitely requires a helmet with little going on underneath.

The Dr. Frankenstein of this narrative is Dr. Susan McAllister played by Saffron Burrows. The cold and oh so sultry Susan is hell bent on finding a cure for the disease due to her mother’s passing. Needless to say, she has some issues. Then those issues manifest themselves into the form of said sharks. Oh the tangle web we weave.

Now the facility is on the verge of imploding, and the only way to the surface is through the “Jaws” with brains.

I originally saw this film in the theater with my family, and I thought it was fantastic. I was thoroughly entertained and pleased by it. Then again, I was only 14 at the time. Watching it now, the film is unbelievable and over the top, which I suppose makes it a cheesy action film. What better place for a cheesy action film to rein supreme than here?

Director Renny Harlin lives in the same neighborhood as Michael Bay or Brett Ratner. They all seem to think the viewing and paying public are brainless zombies that like to see flashy and colorful pictures on screen. Apparently, these "educated" individuals fell asleep during writing class, and have no idea how to tell a fluid story.

One thing Harlin did correct is let a story about smart sharks be a story about man eating carnivorous demons of the deep. No more, no less.

The acting is less than adequate, even with Sammy J on board. To be honest, LL Cool J's Preacher steals more scenes then he should, as Thomas Jane gives one of his worst performances. I would say the central character Susan is unimportant, but that would be an understatement. Burrows plays the character as if she were underwritten, and she probably was.

If you like sharks and high risk, low insurance jobs, then this film is for you!!! Just don't forget to eat your veggies before hand.

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