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Killer Whale review – watery peril horror turns captive orca into angry BFF-threatener
When two BBFs on vacay decide to break into a water park with a dishy guy, there are a limited number of jump scares waiting for them Sharks have had plenty of airtime in horror/thriller movies, so on some level it’s refreshing when a film points the finger in a different aquatic direction: step (or swim) forward, the killer whale. Unfortunately Ceto, the cetacean villain of the piece, isn’t enough of a presence here to make the film much more than briefly diverting – it never approaches the terror of a serious landmark movie such as Jaws, nor the ridiculous deliciousness of a silly but thrilling movie like Deep Blue Sea. For the most part, it’s actually a relationship drama between two BFFs, albeit two BFFs stranded on a rock in their bikinis and hoping not to be eaten. Maddie (Virginia Gardner) is introduced as a waitress/cellist with big ambitions for her musical career, until a robbe
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When two BBFs on vacay decide to break into a water park with a dishy guy, there are a limited number of jump scares waiting for them Sharks have had plenty of airtime in horror/thriller movies, so on some level it’s refreshing when a film points the finger in a different aquatic direction: step (or swim) forward, the killer whale. Unfortunately Ceto, the cetacean villain of the piece, isn’t enough of a presence here to make the film much more than briefly diverting – it never approaches the terror of a serious landmark movie such as Jaws, nor the ridiculous deliciousness of a silly but thrilling movie like Deep Blue Sea. For the most part, it’s actually a relationship drama between two BFFs, albeit two BFFs stranded on a rock in their bikinis and hoping not to be eaten. Maddie (Virginia Gardner) is introduced as a waitress/cellist with big ambitions for her musical career, until a robbe
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Killer Whale review – watery peril horror turns captive orca into angry BFF-threatener, When two BBFs on vacay decide to break into a water park with a dishy guy, there are a limited number of jump scares waiting for them Sharks have had plenty of airtime in horror/thriller movies, so on some level it’s refreshing when a film points the finger in a different aquatic direction: step (or swim) forward, the killer whale. Unfortunately Ceto, the cetacean villain of the piece, isn’t enough of a presence here to make the film much more than briefly diverting – it never approaches the terror of a serious landmark movie such as Jaws, nor the ridiculous deliciousness of a silly but thrilling movie like Deep Blue Sea. For the most part, it’s actually a relationship drama between two BFFs, albeit two BFFs stranded on a rock in their bikinis and hoping not to be eaten. Maddie (Virginia Gardner) is introduced as a waitress/cellist with big ambitions for her musical career, until a robbe
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