Jaws (1975)

Second viewing, probably. I remember seeing it once on the occasion of its theatrical release where I live, in 1975 or 1976.

A beach town has some shark attacks just when the tourist season is opening. The police chief, plus a shark expert and a shark hunter, go out to hunt the shark.

This film is comprised of two sections, which are, respectively, variations on Ibsen's The Enemy of the People and Melville's Moby Dick. The dialogue and character interaction in general are poorly written and trite. On the other hand, the purely or mostly visual sequences are well filmed.

Rating: 51 (down from 58)