Take a stroll down the -Élysées. are timeless because, well, there’s so much that can go wrong. An airborne illness can .
A could turn California to rubble. could throw the world into chaos. These movies work because the scenario feels real, even if the specifics are usually exaggerated for the sake of an awesome explosion or two.
But sometimes, the most amazing disaster movies come from the most unlikely of possibilities — like an , or the , or a . Now, thanks to Netflix, we can add one more movie to that popular subgenre. Currently streaming on Netflix, the French disaster film does justice to its unbelievably ridiculous premise with the kind of steel-faced seriousness that gives the script the gravity it needs.
And for a movie about a killer cloning shark roaming the Seine, it needs a lot. begins with a quote from Charles Darwin about evolution. Well, not from Charles Darwin, but based on his work.
If he were alive, he would presumedly agree with it, but would maybe have some thoughts about the rest of the movie. We then meet marine biologist Sophia (Bérénice Bejo) leading a crew, including her husband, on a journey to check up on mako sharks outside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But the shark they’ve been chasing, a female they’ve affectionately named Lilith, turns out to be much bigger than expected.
The diving crew pays the price, leaving Sophia with nothing more than her husband’s severed hand as a souvenir. Flash forward to three years later, and .
