Dark Tide

2012 American film

Halle Berry
Olivier Martinez
Ralph Brown

CinematographyJean-François HensgensEdited byAndrew MacRitchieMusic byMark Sayfritz

Production
company

Alliance Cinema

Distributed byWrekin Hill Entertainment

Release dates

8 March 2012 (video on demand)
30 March 2012 (limited release)

Running time

114 minutesCountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
South AfricaLanguageEnglishBudget$25 million^[1]Box office$1.1 million^[2]

Dark Tide is a 2012 American action horror thriller film directed by John Stockwell, produced by Jeanette Buerling (aka Jeanette B. Milio) and Matthew E. Chausse and written by Ronnie Christensen and Amy Sorlie. The film is based on a story by Amy Sorlie and stars Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, and Ralph Brown. The film was a critical failure and a box-office bomb.

Plot

Kate is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer", Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's estranged husband, Jeff, presents her with a lucrative opportunity: to lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman and his teenage son on a dangerous shark dive - outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground, "Shark Alley".

Cast

Halle Berry as Kate Mathieson
Olivier Martinez as Jeff Mathieson
Ralph Brown as William Brady
Luke Tyler as Luke Brady
Mark Elderkin as Tommy Phillips
Sizwe Msutu as Themba
Thoko Ntshinga as Zukie

Production

Production began in July 2010 in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, and shot for six weeks on a small boat with real great white sharks. The production then moved to the UK for three weeks filming in Pinewood Studios on the underwater stage and at Black Hangar Studios on their external water tank. The soundtrack was written and performed by Mark Sayfritz.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rare approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average rating of 2.59/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Shallow and brackish, Dark Tide fails to rise".^[6] On Metacritic it has a score of 23% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[7]

References

^ "Box office / business for Dark Tide (2012)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "Dark Tide (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ Raup, Jordan (15 June 2011). "'Dark Tide' Trailer: Halle Berry Becomes Shark Attack Expert". The Film Stage. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ Dark Tide (2011) Movie/Film Bio: Shark, Diving Instructor, Diver Filme. DVD-Copy.com. Retrieved 2011-07-21 Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dark Tide – Trailer for Halle Berry's shark attack movie". Live for Films. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "Dark Tide (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ "Dark Tide". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 April 2020.