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THRASH

Australia/US, 2026, 86 minutes, Colour.

Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Nable, Andrew Lees, Josh McConville, Costa D'Angelo,

Directed by Tommy Wirkola.

Yes, another shark movie. Since 1975 and Jaws, there have been so many shark movies, a very popular theme with the public. There have been serious films, parodies like the Sharknado series.

This film was written by a Norwegian writer-director, Tommy Wirkola, many of his horror films were set in Scandinavian snowy mountains.

The setting is South Carolina, a level 5 hurricane bearing down on the coast, huge waves, flooded streets, rooves removed, houses collapsing, vehicles crashing, stranded, the expected special effects for a hurricane. And, in addition, a number of sharks with a Great White leading to some heroism at the end!

There are several human stories. The first focuses on a young woman, grieving the death of her mother, confined to her house, her uncle an expert on shark tracking. Second is a family, a grossly swearing father, foster mother, three young children in foster care. The third is a young woman, pregnant, late in driving out of the town, stranded, pinned in by a branch in her car. There are also scenes with the uncle and his staff, eager television reporters, and their driving, then sailing to the rescue of the niece.

A whole lot of heroism. A number of gruesome deaths with sharks. Three children stranded, their foster father reappearing but again the sharks. They use their enterprise to distract the sharks to get the car to escape. The main emotions are for the pregnant woman, the niece seeing her, coming to her rescue, the credibility or not of the impending birth, and the child, the final rescue.

This is what one commentator called a serviceable entertainment, far-fetched but some grounds of credibility, some heroism, action, and audiences imagining what they might do in a similar situation.

Thrash was filmed in Melbourne and the supporting cast is largely Australian, especially Matt Nable as the foster father and three children.