Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

The critic finds the film resoundingly mediocre with some redeeming qualities in the cast and a few effective sequences, despite its rushed production and silly plot. They single out the performances, particularly Lorraine Gary and Michael Caine, and the score for praise.

The critic finds it a color-by-numbers version of the original lacking intensity, with too much reverence for the first film and predictable action focused on family versus shark rather than quirky characters.

The review calls it a preposterous fourth entry with a laughably inept plot about a personal vendetta by the shark. It notes silly elements like the shark attacking an aircraft and criticizes the neurotic lead performance while praising Michael Caine's cameo.

The critic describes the film as focusing on a vendetta against the family by the shark, with mostly waiting for attacks and some attempted symbolism that fails, leading to a messy ending. They single out the irritating child character and the overall silly, preposterous nature.

The review notes that pacing leaves a lot to be desired and the attack sequences resemble the view from inside a washing machine due to jagged cuts and noise. It praises some performances but criticizes insufficient development for key characters.

The critic calls it a bad, stupid and incompetent ripoff. He singles out the fake-looking shark models and the absurd plot devices, including a revenge-seeking shark and illogical scenes.

The critic finds the film one of the least competent entries in the series, criticizing its half-hearted execution of the revenge premise and failure to deliver on tension or kills despite the title. He singles out its heavy, lazy reliance on nostalgia for the original Jaws through flashbacks and reused shots as especially misguided and emblematic of its emptiness.

The critic says it is dumb beyond belief, hollow, bloody and nonsensical, a vanity project that bottoms out the notion of the escapist summer movie. She singles out the unconvincing effects and performances, while noting a few credible turns amid the mess.

The critic calls it significantly worse than the rest of the Jaws series and one of the most egregious belly-flops in recent cinema. They single out the bloodless, soppy and much-rewritten ending that makes no sense.

The critic celebrates the film as a fun, over-the-top 1980s slasher where the shark behaves like a vengeful human killer stalking the Brody family. They single out the absurd psychic connection between Ellen and the shark, along with the bonkers final death scene, as highlights that make it entertaining schlock.

The critic ranks it third out of four Jaws films and calls it not a good film but one whose outlandish premise and bizarre turns make it memorable and more entertaining than a straight rehash. They single out the rushed production's manic glee, psychic shark connection, and Michael Caine's role as sources of its schlocky charm.

The critic finds the film very bad overall but unintentionally amusing in parts, singling out Michael Caine's charming performance in the romance subplot as a highlight.

The film is a damp squib bereft of energy that wastes its cast; the critic singles out the silly premise, lack of wit or sophistication, and incompetent ending for complaint.

The critic calls it a deathly serious failure with a ridiculous premise and inept execution; singles out the bizarre TV-edit narration and exploding-shark ending for complaint.