Truly scary, and sadly a cliché now.

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2017)

This isn't artful movie-making. There's no attempt to combine a deeper human theme with primal fear. This was made to scare your pants off and it accomplished that without a doubt.
Of course it's very dated. The hokey shark isn't the slightest bit compelling compared to the marvelous CGI accomplishments of today. The violence and gore wouldn't elicit more than a "meh" from a pre-teen now. The acting is top notch, but other than Robert Shaw's Indianapolis soliloquy they weren't given a lot to work with.
Today it's a cliché, which is sometimes the price of notoriety, but for those who have an eye for separating the quality of the work from the limitations of the era it's a worthwhile watch.