{movie} 12 days of terror (2004)

When a lifeguard discovers the half-eaten body of an ill-fated swimmer, he promptly informs his superiors, who refuse to close the beach for fear the lucrative tourism trade will take a dive. Twelve days later, however, a hungry shark has claimed three more victims and seriously injured another. This made-for-television drama is based on the book by Richard Fernicola, which documents actual events that occurred off the New Jersey coast in 1916.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: *** Colin Egglesfield (who portrays lifeguard Alex) is GORGEOUS! This movie has a distinct made-for-TV-movie feel to it, but tells a good story when it gets to the point. The best, most dramatic moment in the whole movie is when John Rhys-Davies watches the shark swimming up the creek. It drags in places especially in the beginning before the initial attack and after before the second attack, but when Rhys-Davies sees the shark swimming up the creek about an hour in, it stays interesting. The personal story between Alex, Stan, and Alice is boring, but the main shark plot helped to hide the sub-plot's weakness. However, just like Titanic, I could have done without the love story altogether. All in all, an interesting movie, albeit slow at times, based on a true story.