Shark's Paradise

Jacqueline Lee Lewes in the Sun-Herald criticised the show, stating "There are some unspectacular car chases, some equally unexciting chases and a few shots of sharks swimmingly lazily about."^[3] The Sydney Morning Herald's Doug Anderson called it "Abject trash so frightful it cannot even be redeemed by the fact that it provided work for local actors and film technicians."^[4]

Barbara Hooks of The Age wrote "Sharks Paradise does have neat lines, although the bread and butter ones in between tend to be delivered flatly. And it has some appropriately off-the-wall performances, although David Reyne tends to cross the fine line between deadpan and wooden. Turn a blind eye to its flaws and enjoy it for the trendy romp it is intended to be."^[5] Garrie Hutchinson in The Age wrote "Director Michael Jenkins does his best to jazz up a lame script with beautiful night shots, a camera which has to sprint to keep up with the characters and an out-of-breath editor who must have RSI from the quick cuts — but to no avail."^[6] Also in The Age Pamela Bone ends "How can such a production be slow? The acting is as unconvincing as the story, the glitz and decadence of Surfers fails to come through and even the music can't drum up any excitement. Sharks Paradise tries to be frenetic, fast and funny. Throw it to the sharks."^[7]

A retrospective review, finding the film has more to do with Dead-end drive-in than with proper sharksploitation, concludes by stating: "Australians with a sense of humour about themselves may be left crying with laughter. And non-Aussies may have an even better time as they are presented this deranged advertisement for Queensland."^[8] Another review calls the film "A gloriously kitsch made-for-TV movie".^[9]

• Shark's Paradise at IMDb

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