Deep Blue Sea

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Singleton</div> <div> Amen to Take Me Back To The Ghetto</div> <div> Samuel L. Jackson:     Russell          Saffron Burrows:     Dr. McAlester</div> <div> LL Cool J:          Preacher          Thomas Jane:     Carter</div> <div> Stellan Skarsgard:     Jim               Aida Turturo:          Brenda</div> <div> Directors:          Renny Harlin</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: Scientists discover how to reverse Alzheimer's disease by using protein from the brain matter of sharks. To speed the process along, they find a way to grow the sharks' brains fivefold, which has a corresponding increase in their intelligence.  The combination of a major storm and a fire on the ocean station creates a struggle for human survival as the sharks use their newfound intelligence. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is a scientist inspired to find a way to reverse the Alzheimer's disease that made the waning days of her father's life so miserable. She heads a lab in the ocean where the brain tissue of sharks is enlarged (a medical ethics violation) so that commercially viable quantities of the protein can be harvested. Russell (Samuel L. Jackson), the CEO of the company that has bankrolled the project, decides to withdraw funding because of the slow progress. Susan convinces him to give her 48 hours more and he makes a visit to the lab to investigate. </div> <bR> <div> We <I>know</I><B> </B>that many of the people we are introduced to will eventually become food for the sharks, just like we know in <I>Alien </I>that the monster will kill most of the crew. <I>Deep</I> <I>Blue Sea</I> is fun to watch because 1) it's not too much of a stretch to believe the events could occur and 2) the action scenes are done with pizzazz. The tongue in cheek humor is reminiscent of <I>Anaconda.</I> </div> <bR> <div> Carter (Thomas Jane) is our rogue hero/bad guy in the film. Preacher (LL Cool J) is a gourmet cook who would like to have his efforts better appreciated by Jim (Stellan Skarsgard), an assistant to Susan. </div> <bR> <div> Will the sharks figure a way to escape and use their enhanced intelligence to wreak havoc on the world? These eating machines that never stop swimming and don't ever sleep, obviously have special qualities as compared to other living organisms. When the research station is in danger of sinking, can the humans escape being drowned or eaten by the sharks? </div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: The opening scene of young lovers on a sailboat in the sea with a shark bumping the boat makes you want to groan because you think the film will be a major "B" movie rip off of the <I>Jaws</I> films. The movie previews make you think the film is primarily sharks gone wild which made me not want to see it.  </div> <bR> <div> Samuel L. Jackson appears as a CEO, looking like the king of all nerds. But like a resting snake ready to pounce, we know that Jackson will engage his glare and give his speech to make his point. In this case, it's done in a very unique way that makes the film worth seeing for just this one scene. It's said that three great scenes make a great movie and while that is not the case here, this one great scene does make for a very good film. </div> <bR> <div> Russell and Preacher are African-Americans on the opposite ends of the job scale. One is rich and survived a snow avalanche a few years back; the other is poor and works in a kitchen. When Russell compliments Preacher "My brother," for preparing such a great meal while having his drink freshened at the bar, Preacher tells him "Black folks have enough ways to get killed without climbing mountains…my brother." An irony in the film is that Preacher draws no similarities between what he is doing in the middle of the ocean and what Russell did on a mountain. </div> <bR> <div> The sharks are able to take advantage of the storm damage to the site combined with the effects of a fire.  The result is an action film that has numerous exciting elements. </div> <bR> <div> In addition to a strong cast, interesting plot, good photography and special effects, <I>Deep Blue Sea </I>has a strong ending. It begins with the look of a good submarine or space movie and once we know the plot and see things start to go wrong, the adventure starts big time. </div> <bR> <div> The real fun in <I>Deep Blue Sea</I> is seeing who survives in the end and the resourcefulness they use to get there. You might even get an "Amen" if you said with a smile, "Take me back to the ghetto!"</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="592" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 WIDTH="588"><div> R (violence; language)</div> <div> George O. 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