For example, movies about people onboard sinking vessels will forever be compared to 'Titanic' or 'The Poseidon Adventure.' Suspense thrillers about intelligent animals hunting down human prey must match the standards set by the first two 'Alien' films. OUR TAKE: 3 out of 10 Certain films have earned the right to be considered as the ultimate standard in their respective genres. JACQUELINE McKENZIE, MICHAEL RAPAPORT and STELLAN SKARSGÅRD play other crew members who don't get to do much other than contend with the shark attacks (and cuss or act belligerent under the circumstances).JACKSON plays the financial backer behind McAlester's project. LL COOL J plays the station's cook and initial self-doubter about his chances to survive.THOMAS JANE plays the resident shark expert and robust hero.SAFFRON BURROWS plays a researcher who broke some medical research conventions by altering the DNA of the sharks.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For graphic shark attacks, and for language. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they liked 'Jaws,' or are fans of such movies and/or someone in the cast, it's a good bet - although this one seems most attractive to male teens. In fact, it's sinking, and the surviving crew members then do what they can to make their way to the surface of their crippled station while avoiding the fast and ultra intelligent sharks that are now swimming through the flooding hallways and compartments. Things worsen when a rescue helicopter crashes into the station during a tropical storm, and then when another premeditated shark attack ensures that the Aquatica is completely incapacitated. While the test is a success, tragedy strikes when a shark attacks a crew member. With only the weekend skeleton crew on board - including assistant Jim Whitlock (STELLAN SKARSGÅRD), marine biologist Janice Higgins (JACQUELINE McKENZIE), facility engineer Scoggins (MICHAEL RAPAPORT), resident shark expert Carter Blake (THOMAS JANE), meteorologist Brenda (AIDA TURTURRO) and Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley (LL COOL J), the lab's cook - McAlester prepares for her groundbreaking experiment. JACKSON), she returns to the station with Franklin who wants to see how his money's being spent Granted a forty-eight-hour reprieve from her financial backers, including Russell Franklin (SAMUEL L. When one of her carnivorous 'subjects' escapes and attacks a quartet of boaters, however, McAlester finds her project in danger of losing its funding.

Aware that sharks rarely develop any diseases, she's genetically re-engineered the DNA of several mako sharks hoping to find the key to reactivating human brain cells and thus eradicating Alzheimer's. Susan McAlester (SAFFRON BURROWS) is conducting controversial experiments in hopes of achieving a medical breakthrough. PLOT: On the floating laboratory, Aquatica, Dr. QUICK TAKE: Suspense/Thriller/Horror: A research team must contend with a pack of genetically altered, ultra intelligent sharks that have invaded their sinking research station.

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