Film Summary"Sharknado 2: The Second One" is a 2014 disaster film and an unlikely sequel to the preceding year's cult hit "Sharknado". Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and written by Thunder Levin, the film accepts similar styles of wild weather and relentless shark attacks. The sequel features a more substantial budget plan, recognizable guest star appearances, and continued campy funny, over-the-top scenarios, and excessive storytelling.
Plot OverviewThe film begins with Finn Shepard (Ian Ziering) and his ex-wife April Wexler (Tara Reid), traveling to New York City. The aircraft they are traveling on gets captured in a grand Sharknado, causing near-fatal turmoil. Finn valiantly lands the airplane at the airport, kick-starting a series of twisted events.
The Sharknado storms duplicate in Manhattan, triggering mass havoc in iconic sites like Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. Once again, Finn is hired to dispatch the flying terrors with his chainsaw abilities from the very first motion picture. Helping him is his ex-wife, his previous best friend Skye (Vivica A. Fox), and a new group of characters, each dealing with the danger of an unprecedented shark-infested disaster. Along with the human drama and love, the film introduces humorous settings like the New York Mets arena, where Finn's childhood pal, Martin Brody (Mark McGrath), is forced to do fight with sharks.
Production and ReceptionThe production is substantially better in "Sharknado 2: The Second One" than its predecessor, though it preserves the intentional B-movie atmosphere. The CGI sharks are more convincing and enormous. The movie even steps up on its pop-culture references and cameos, including appearances from Billy Ray Cyrus as a doctor, Kelly Osbourne as a flight attendant, and even a surprising function for Matt Lauer and Al Roker from The Today Show, playing themselves caught up in the outrageous storm.
The reception of "Sharknado 2: The Second One" is similarly as divided as the very first film. Viewers who take pleasure in the series for its outright ridiculousness and exaggeration like the ante up in this follow up. Critics, while acknowledging the movie's purposeful tacky vibe and improved budget plan work, maintain that its appeal relies greatly on the viewer's fondness for campy catastrophe films.
Conclusion"Sharknado 2: The Second One" continues the franchise's tradition of absurd spectacle and self-aware humor, profiting from the viral success of its predecessor. It uses more sharks, more twisters, and a disorderly peek of New York City under attack from air-borne predators. Despite the mixed important reaction, its special blend of unlikely situations and broad, campy funny helped make it a significant success on the Syfy network, cementing the Sharknado series as cult favorites amongst fans of B-grade catastrophe films.
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