Review: Chum (2026)
By William Pattison
For Horror Bob’s Blog…
This time I got a morality tail about an obsessed man who is
out for revenge on a Great White shark and uses a wedding party as bait for the
beast.
A newlywed couple joins friends on a Mediterranean yacht
excursion, only to find themselves caught between a predatory shark and a
psychopathic killer in their midst-transforming a sun-drenched escape into a
fight for survival.
This film is a real Moby Dick type of story, except
substitute a shark for the Great White Whale.
Jim Block does an
acceptable job as the obsessive sea captain who is out to kill the Great White
shark who ate his wife. Captain Roy is no Captain Ahab, but he is still a very
scary guy.
Lice Eve does a good job as the disenchanted new bride,
Tina. Tina is a woman who must choose between her new promotion and being
married to her new husband because she is on the opposite side of his beliefs
about the environment…oh and there is also the fact that if Captain Roy has his
way she will be bait. Tina is amusingly the perfect opponent for both Roy and
the shark.
This is an ok low budget shark film. It tends to use the
same shark footage for the kills, which makes the shark action a bit monotonous.
There is plenty of action, tension, and blood in this film, so you won’t be bored.Don’t expect a serial killer version
of Jaws, trying to go that never works. Though on paper this film could be
described as such. I consider this as a low budget Shark Moby Dick and I’m happy with that. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a great film. It is
what it is and I will recommend this film to those of you fans that love Shark
Attack 3. If not watch Jaws or Jaws 2 instead.
Keep on Creepin’ , Horror Bob’s Blog…
