How can a 25ft plastic shark called Bruce be scary? Get Steven Spielberg to direct.

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2000)

This is no less than a cinematic classic. An adrenaline-pumping, nailbiting, scaring-the-living-hell out of you film. How does Spielberg make a plastic fish seem scary? Simple, you don't see it until half way through the film. John Williams' threatening musical score takes your imagination to new levels as you see everything but the beast that is devouring swimmers left right and centre. I heard that Paul Newman amongst others were up for consideration but the casting is perfect. You believe Shaw and Scheider not only are their characters but that people like that exist. Dreyfus is wonderful and almost steals the film from "Bruce" the mechanical shark. If films like Hook made you doubt the directing talent of Steven Spielberg, watch this film and cower in shame at ever daring to doubt his talent for excellent direction.