Spoiler (the ending) Alert... A Very Good Film

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2004)

The first summer blockbuster and a film that has spawned three sequels and a whole net-ful of shark based imitations. The theme tune is embedded in the minds of everyone who has ever watched it and despite the weak shark effects the film still works today. The cast are excellent Scheider is brilliant as the good cop trying to protect his Amity Island while others are willing to risk lives as long as tourism and the economy thrive. Shaw plays the old seadog with his shark horror stories perfectly, and the claustrophobic cabin drinking scenes followed by the shots of the endless ocean kick the film from character to action driven scenes really well. The shark kill "smile you son of a bitch" and the long swim home make for a satisfying ending.