Ghost Shark (2013)

Ghost Shark is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed for the Syfy television network by Griff Furst. With Furst joined by Paul A. Birkett and Eric Forsberg for screenwriting, the film premiered on Syfy on August 22, 2013.

Plot
When rednecks on a fishing trip kill a great white shark, its spirit comes back for revenge, and soon turns its sights on the town of Smallport.

Cast

 * Mackenzie Rosman as Ava Reid
 * Dave Randolph-Mayhem Davis as Blaise Parker
 * Sloane Coe as Cicely Reid
 * Jaren Mitchell as Cameron Stahl
 * Richard Moll as Finch
 * Lucky Johnson as Mayor Glen Stahl
 * Tim Taylor as Deputy Hendricks
 * Shawn C. Phillips as Mick
 * Thomas Francis Murphy as Chief Martin

Reception
Critical reception for Ghost Shark has been predominantly negative. The film holds a rating of 29% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews. For example, critic Jim Vorel wrote for Paste blasting the film as "a mind-numbing movie" featuring severe problems "[f]rom its performances to its horrendous execution in the editing room". He concluded, "the film violates the most crucial rule of trashy filmmaking— you can be stupid, but don’t be boring." Vorel particularly criticized the fact that the character of Cicily, played by Sloane Coe, is filmed in a sexually suggestive manner in several scenes despite the fact that she's identified as being too young to have a driver’s license (and is presumably under the age of consent). One of the rare mixed to positive reviews for Ghost Shark came from Horrornews.net, with the film given a five out of ten score and labeled as featuring both "[s]pecial effects that would make a film student cringe" but also a "well experienced cast mixed with fresh faced and eager newcomers." The film was compared, both positively and negatively, to an episode of one of the Scooby-Doo cartoons. Also, in spite of being panned critically, the movie had some success attracting social media attention, with websites such as Vulture.com commenting on moments from the film.