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Dangerous Animals is a thriller, in which we see an unhinged Bruce Tucker (Jai Courtney) taking holidaygoers swimming with sharks, in a metal cage… the people are in the cage, not the sharks, of course.
I’ll only say as much as is in the trailer, but it’s safe to say he makes a young couple – Heather (Ella Newton) and Greg (Liam Greinke) – feel uneasy from the start, as if they’re into the same sort of ridiculous banter as he is.
However, given how Bruce is into both murder and kidnapping – whilst also letting the sharks do the heavy lifting, he’ll be getting zero marks out of 5 on Instatok, or whatever they use, these days.
Elsewhere, young couple Zephyr (Hassie Harrison, above, with Courtney) and Moses (Josh Heuston – Dune Prophecy) meet and have some “How’s your father”, but but as they chat afterwards, she still covers her chest up afterwards… because Hollywood can’t handle a pair of breasts, while male nipples are fine(!)
There was one murder which made me want to give a big bellylaugh, but there wasn’t much reaction from anyone else, so it felt a bit weird if I’d done that. I still laughed a lot at it, though, just a bit muted.
Overall, if you’re thinking of going on one of Bruce’s Shark Cage Diving and Adventure Tours, I’d recommend against it, but instead, regarding what is essentially a ‘final girl’-type film – where you wonder if Zephyr will finally be the one to put a stop to his antics, it features some nasty, gory scenes that did feel a bit OTT, and so after Jaws, Jaws 2 and the others, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cinema… this film is engaging while it’s on – neatly played straight by Miss Harrison and Mr Courtney, the latter of whom I can almost now forgive for the godawful Terminator Genisys – but it’s not something I’d watch again.
And if you’re only going to watch occasional films at the cinema, you’ll probably watch something like Mission Impossible‘s stunts on the big screen, rather than Dangerous Animals, which won’t suffer by being viewed later, on a streaming service at home.
I don’t just watch films occasionally at the cinema, though. I actually broke my record of watching the most number films in one day, with SIX!
They were: X-Men 2, Karate Kid Legends, The Phoenician Scheme (again), The Salt Path, Dangerous Animals and Hallow Road. And yes, the next day, I was shattered 😀
NOTE: There is NO mid- or post-credits scene.
Dangerous Animals is in cinemas now, but isn’t yet available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD. However, once announced, it will appear on the New DVD Blu-ray 3D and 4K releases UK list.
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 98 minutes
Release date: June 6th 2025
Studio: Shudder
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Cinema: Odeon Trafford Centre
Rating: 6/10
Director: Sean Byrne
Producers: Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Mickey Liddell, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Pete Shilaimon
Screenplay: Nick Lepard
Music: Michael Yezerski
Cast:
Zephyr: Hassie Harrison
Bruce Tucker: Jai Courtney
Moses Markley: Josh Heuston
Heather: Ella Newton
Greg: Liam Greinke
Dave: Rob Carlton
Little Girl Lexi: Ali Basoka
Cop: Michael Goldman
Lexi’s Young Mum: Carla Haynes
Store Cashier: Dylan Eastland
Senior Constable Green: Jon Quested
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