







I really wanted Dangerous Animals to be a bitey shark-fest but it ended up like a soggy fish finger.
This is an efficient slasher where the killer plans to use sharks as part of a bizarre sacrifice. The final girl sees him for the self justifying misogynistic numpty he is and sets out to turn the tables. There is little shark action for the gore hounds, but there is plenty of tension as our heroine tries one trick after another to turn the tables. Expect a thriller rather than a killer shark flick and you'll find a brisk and efficient thriller with a smart lead and a memorably unpleasant villain.
As long as you don't pick too many holes in the plot this is a solid B movie thriller/horror that entertains throughout and keeps you on the edge of your seat for the most part. It's a serial killer narrative combined with a shark attack story where the sharks aren't the villains for a change. A simple story really that follows a common enough trajectory. A free spirited surfer girl, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) is touring around the beaches of Australia riding the waves. After a brief romantic encounter with rich kid Moses (Josh Heuston), who yearns for her and proves to be a much needed ally, she heads off on her journey where unfortunately she encounters Tucker (Jai Courtney in a fun and gnarly performance), a man who runs a business taking tourists out on his boat to see sharks. Tucker happens to be a psychopath who kidnaps Zephyr and intends to film her being eaten by the sharks he worships. But she proves to be a resourceful and difficult victim. There's much to like here, there's horror but it's nicely restrained, and Courtney is great as the villain. Worth checking out.