Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageJaws (1975)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A reminder that, once upon a time, Spielberg used to make films for adults rather than infants and critical regressives. Maybe it is just a monster movie reminiscent of all those '50s sci-fi films, but it's at least endowed with intelligent characterisation, a lack of sentimentality (in contrast to, say, E.T.), and it really is frightening. And, added to the Ahab/Moby Dick echoes in the grizzled sailor Shaw's obsession with the Great White Shark, there are moments of true darkness, expressed most eloquently in the John Milius-scripted speech about the wreck of the 'Indianapolis'.Author: GA
User reviews of this film
-
- liz Smith said...
- Posted on Aug 05 2010 12:28 Great film. I definitely agree with this review yet feel too much credit is given to Spielberg and less to the writers of the book and screenplay. Jaws was great because a great team was put together and it was made from a great book not just because of Spielberg
- Report as inappropriate
-
- the man said...
- Posted on Feb 23 2009 18:14 i love you all homies
- Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Richard D Zanuck, David Brown
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 125 mins
Top Stories
Ridley Scott interview
Director Ridley Scott tells Cath Clarke why he's making a science fiction comeback
Cannes Film Festival 2012: half-time report
Dave Calhoun reports on the hits, misses and a shocking new masterpiece from Michael Haneke
What do you think?
Post your review now