The Devil's Mouth

“The character dynamics give The Devil’s Mouth a lot more bite than you’d expect from a straight-to-streaming shark movie. Wadlow stages the underwater horror with clarity, Newton and Condor sell a friendship that is both sustaining and suffocating, and the finale delivers the satisfyingly nasty payoff every shark thriller demands. Beneath the murky water, The Devil’s Mouth understands that sometimes toxic friendships can be just as scary as a hungry bull shark. In both cases, it’s usually best to get as far away as humanly possible.”

Corey Plante, Polygon · 79

“In a glutted genre, The Devil’s Mouth offers a clever twist, a powerful setting and, through Sara, enough character transformation to give it a toehold in Joseph Campbell’s hero-journey territory. Which is pretty good for a shark film. More important, it’s great fun to watch.”

Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times · 70

“What most most enlivens the film is how the horror of the predicament exposes the cracks in the central friendship. Dictating social plans above water becomes insisting dominance over life-or-death decisions in the caves and while the writing could afford to be far spikier and more consistent (Max is both in charge of every detail yet confesses that she is allergic to logistics), it adds extra gristle to the finale.”

Benjamin Lee, The Guardian