"Seriously Decent Serial Killer Horror"
Vertigo have secured a UK cinema release for the new film from Tasmanian director Sean Byrne (2009's THE LOVED ONES), which had its world premiere at the Cannes directors' fortnight.
Tucker (Jai Courtney) makes a living taking tourists on cage diving trips to swim with sharks. Those tourists who he's happy won't be missed never get to leave. Because Tucker is a serial killer and his method of despatch is the school of sharks that regularly collect around his boat because they recognise it as a food source. He also films his victims' deaths and keeps the videotapes in a special cabinet in his boat.
When surfing free spirit Zephyr (Hassie Harrison from YELLOWSTONE) becomes Tucker's latest prisoner he soon finds he has his hands full with someone who can pick locks and is more than prepared to fight back. Prospective boyfriend Moses (Josh Heuston) is also looking for her and thus the scene is set for a final act showdown.
THE LOVED ONES was a seriously twisted Australian horror offering and fans of that will be pleased to hear that, while it's a little bit lighter in tone, DANGEROUS ANIMALS is a just as good serial killer piece set mainly at sea with only a couple of characters. To that end it could be considered part of a tiny subgenre of thrillers that would include Phillip Noyce's DEAD CALM (1989) and Rob Grant's HARPOON (2019). Courtney makes for a good, unsympathetic villain and both Harrison and Heuston are likeable leads. Byrne gets the balance just right between character development and the scary stuff, with the result being one of the better horror movies of the year. Here's the trailer:
Sean Byrne's DANGEROUS ANIMALS is getting a UK cinema release from Vertigo on Friday 6th June 2025
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