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Canada · 2006
Rated PG · 1h 29m
Director Rob Stewart
Starring Patrick Moore, Erich Ritter, Paul Watson, Rob Stewart
Genre Documentary
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Driven by passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks, Stewart Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
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No matter how much "Jaws"-hugging zeal he brings to the deck, Stewart has made a vain polemic that never addresses the finning industry's deep-seated cultural significance in Asia (where, rightly or wrongly, shark soup is a symbol of economic prestige), nor elaborates on how the disrupted ecosystem affects us humans.
As an eco-political inquiry, the film is compelling even if its grounding in scientific fact could be more solid.
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
Stewart's documentary is seldom less than compelling in its quest to raise international awareness about a situation that is threatening to put sharks on the endangered list.
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
This beautiful and urgent eco-doc takes a bite out of the shark mythology made indelible by "Jaws."
Delivers an important message, and its underwater photography is breathtaking. But Stewart lessens the impact by focusing much too much on himself. Did he really have to go into detail about his own health problems? This should be a movie about sharks, not Stewart.
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