In an uncharted island in the Western Pacific, the scientist Dr. Preston King (Jeffrey Combs) is researching the use of stem cells entwined with shark cells with Dr. Krause (Velizar Binev) and the exiled Dra. Katie Medevenko (Lydie Denier) to heal cancer. Out of the blue, Dr. King invites his former boss and colleagues from a pharmaceutic company where he worked to see his progress. The greedy owner of the company, Whitney Feder (Arthur Roberts), goes with his "bimbo" Julie (Mariya Ignatov); the biologist Amelia Lockhart (Hunter Tylo) and her boyfriend, the IT manager Tom Reed (William Forsythe); and the assistants Amos Bernie (G. R. Johnson) and Jane Harper (Elise Muller). Dr. King welcomes the guests on the arrival and soon Tom learns that Amelia was the fiancée of Dr. King's son, Paul, who died of cancer. After dinner, Dr. King presents his research, and the group learns that Paul is alive, half-man and half-shark. Further, Dr. King is a mad scientist that is seeking revenge against Feder and his company, and Paul is hunting them down.
"Hammerhead (2005)", a.k.a. "Sharkman", is a messy film where the viewer needs to shut down his or her brains to enjoy and be fan of Jeffrey Combs to watch it. The movie is totally confused, from the poster in IMDb that shows two movies: "Hammerhead (2005)" and "Sharkman" (2001). The DVD cover released in Brazil by California distributor shows the cover of the 2001 film, but is indeed the 2005 movie. Difficult to understand who is correct. The plot is full of flaws that makes the film laughable, with many cliches. Why dr. King is seeking revenge against his former colleagues? There are meaningless characters poorly developed only to be slaughtered by the Sharkman, like Julie, Bernie and Jane among others. The fat William Forsythe is a great actor, but not to perform the role of a Rambo-like hero. The cult Jeffrey Combs is cartoonish in the role of a mad scientist. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Sharkman"
"Hammerhead (2005)", a.k.a. "Sharkman", is a messy film where the viewer needs to shut down his or her brains to enjoy and be fan of Jeffrey Combs to watch it. The movie is totally confused, from the poster in IMDb that shows two movies: "Hammerhead (2005)" and "Sharkman" (2001). The DVD cover released in Brazil by California distributor shows the cover of the 2001 film, but is indeed the 2005 movie. Difficult to understand who is correct. The plot is full of flaws that makes the film laughable, with many cliches. Why dr. King is seeking revenge against his former colleagues? There are meaningless characters poorly developed only to be slaughtered by the Sharkman, like Julie, Bernie and Jane among others. The fat William Forsythe is a great actor, but not to perform the role of a Rambo-like hero. The cult Jeffrey Combs is cartoonish in the role of a mad scientist. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Sharkman"