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SharkMan (2005)

 SharkMan (2005)

RELEASED June 18, 2005 RUNTIME 92 mins 

DIRECTOR Michael Oblowitz 

WRITER Monty Featherstone (screenplay) 

STARS William Forsythe, Hunter Tylo, Jeffrey Combs

COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English 

STUDIOS Nu Image, Active Entertainment, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Harbor Productions 

GENRES Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Streaming on: TubiTV



The plot: Oh God, there are two of these. There's a 2001 TV Movie called Sharkman, which has the same characters and even William Forsythe, but it is a different Sharkman. This is 2005's SharkMan and has Jeffrey Combs. However, the artwork on TubiTV is actually from the 2001 film even though it's the Jeffrey Combs version that plays. Be aware if you are compiling your Sharkman viewing schedule. Anyway, Jeffrey Combs fuses human and shark DNA together and wackiness ensues. 


Random observations:

  • I never tire of Jeffrey Combs as a mad scientist.
  • They sure do a lot of unnecessary swimming for people attempting to evade a SharkMan. 
  • There's a cabinet labeled "Shark Control". Try singing "Shark Control to Major Tom" when you see it to unsettle the ennui.

Look, I don't start a lot of sentences with "look", but LOOK - can you think of a more logical way to cure one's son of pancreatic cancer than to fuse his DNA with shark DNA? I bet you can't. And that's okay. You're not Jeffrey Combs. But do you know who is? Jeffrey Combs. And he's here to get shit done and make conversations weird.

SharkMan looks goofy and impractical, which really doesn't bother me that much. I mean it's not like they were working with the makeup people from Tusk. Also, you should watch Tusk if you haven't seen it. WTF is even that?



0.1/1 Directing
0.2/1 Cinematography
0/1 Visual design
0.1/1 Editing
0.1./1 Plot 
0.2/1 Dialogue
0.3/1 Acting
0/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound
0.3/1 Originality
0/1 Rewatchability
Total: 1.3/10 Binge Bones


The verdict: If you like Jeffrey Combs, it's worth watching his performance, otherwise you really aren't missing anything by skipping it unless you enjoy torturing yourself and/or loved ones.


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