Drowning Is The Least of Their Worries.
For those of you unfamiliar with the original (this is a remake), it will not matter, I did not see that movie either. Apparently it is just a Jaws rip-off. This film however, manages to instead go a different route, as a call-back to the gruesome, cheesy, needlessly 3-D horror films of the 1980's. And it does so without a hitch, keeping myself in stitches, while still scared thanks to good music cues and realistic blood effects, no CG blood here.
The cast is star-studded, although I'll admit I only recognized Christopher Lloyd and Eli Roth. The cast does a great job all around. We grow to like the main character Jake (Played by Steven R McQueen, the grandson of the more well-known Steve McQueen) as well as his love interest Kelly, his younger siblings, his mother the sheriff, and her deputy played by Ving Rhames. Rhames also gives the best part of the movie, where he takes a small out-board motor against the piranhas.
The only unlikable characters, are (thankfully) supposed to be unlikable. If you watch this film as say "God, I hate this character" expect them to meet a gruesome and hilarious fate at the hands of the piranhas. These scenes are made all the more funny thanks to the 3-D. Things fly at us in the style that 3-D was meant for in the 1980s horror movie, but in this case it actually works, instead of just making the screen blue and red.
I give the movie 3 out of 5 stars, but raise it to around 3.5 stars if watching in 3-D. There are stupid moments, but not that many. The film knew exactly what is wanted to be, and delivered it quite well.
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