Frenzy (2018)

Frenzy taps into a primal, white-knuckle fear and turns it into lean, sun-bleached suspense: open water, no escape routes, and danger that feels brutally immediate. It’s at its best when it narrows in on the bond between two sisters forced to think fast, stay calm, and scrape together courage from sheer exhaustion, giving the thrills a human pulse instead of just splashy shocks. The TV-movie scale keeps things brisk and straightforward, more about survival tension than elaborate mythology, with a crisp “nature doesn’t care” vibe that’s perfect for a tense night in. If you want a shark thriller that gets to the point and keeps the pressure on, this is an easy, satisfying plunge—just don’t expect prestige horror or subtlety.

Frenzy is clearly aiming for lean, made-for-TV survival horror: a simple setup, pretty locations, and the primal fear of being stranded in shark-infested water. The problem is it often feels more like a budget exercise in stretching a thin premise than a tense thriller, with predictable beats and shark action that may not convince if you’re picky about realism or effects. Performances are serviceable and the sisters’ dynamic gives it a bit of human glue, but don’t expect deep character work or inventive suspense. If you’re in the mood for an easy, low-stakes creature feature to half-watch, it’ll do; if you want Jaws-level tension or polished production, you’ll probably feel shortchanged.