Netflix just release one new film wey dey shake body, dem call am ‘Thrash‘. The movie na survival thriller wey dey follow group of people for small South Carolina town wey hurricane Henry come meet for house. As if hurricane no bad enough, flood water carry plenty bull sharks enter the town. E dey real wahala.
Phoebe Dynevor, the fine actress wey we know from ‘Bridgerton’, dey inside as Lisa. Lisa na pregnant woman wey dey try escape before the storm hit, but her car crash and she get stuck inside as water dey rise. Whitney Peak play Dakota, one agoraphobic teenager wey come rescue Lisa. Djimon Hounsou dey as Dale, marine biologist wey be Dakota uncle. Stacy Clausen, Alyla Browne, and Dante Ubaldi dey as three siblings wey their foster parents abandon for storm.
Film director na Tommy Wirkola, the same man wey do ‘Violent Night‘ and ‘Dead Snow‘. Him write and direct am. Producer na Adam McKay and Kevin J. Messick. The film run for 86 minutes, and e full of tension as characters dey try survive both water and sharks. E dey on Netflix from today, April 10.
Wahala be say, the film no really shoot for South Carolina. Dem shoot am for Australia during winter last year. Majority of the filming happen for Melbourne, inside Docklands Studios. Dem use water tank and parking lot transform to look like American town. Visual effects do plenty work.
Phoebe Dynevor talk say filming the car scene na hard thing. She wear two wetsuits under fake belle, and dem put weight belt on top of her so she no go float. She say she never feel claustrophobic before, but inside that car with water rising, she feel am. To keep warm, dem dey pass hot hose for inside her wetsuit between takes. After filming each day, she go go house take long hot shower and watch ‘The Office’ to relax.
Reviewers dey talk say the film get some good and bad side. The visual effects and cinematography dey top. Matthew Weston handle camera, David Ingram do production design. The flood scenes and shark attacks look real. But some critics talk say the screenplay weak small, and some acting no too strong. The reporter character wey dey follow Dale dey especially annoying with him questions.
Still, if you like shark movies and disaster films, ‘Thrash’ fit entertain you. E get tense moments, some funny kills, and even one scene wey involve Lisa pikin wey just born. The film no try be another ‘Sharknado’—e dey more serious, but e still get that B-movie feel wey make people dey watch.
For those wey dey wonder wetin Phoebe Dynevor go do next, she go appear for M. Night Shyamalan film ‘Remain‘ for 2027, and for A24 thriller ‘Famous‘ with Zac Efron. But for now, her main work na to survive sharks and hurricane for Netflix. Make you no forget, Dale character for film say him fear hippopotamus pass shark. Small detail wey fit make you laugh.
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