When horror master Stephen King isn’t writing a new novel, he’s apparently bingeing through Netflix’s top 10. He couldn’t resist sharing his opinion on the current number 1, In the Waters of the Seine, with the world.
This is what In the Waters of the Seine on Netflix is about
Bérénice Bejo plays scientist and diver Sophia, who lives in Paris after a shark attack. When the Seine is plagued by a mutated sharkshe has to face her trauma. Together with water policeman Adil (Nassim Lyes), she warns the authorities about the danger in the river. But the mayor does not want to tarnish the city’s image before the Summer Olympics.
The film is directed by Frenchman Xavier Gens, who rose to fame in 2007 with the shocker Frontier(s) and then had a rather unfortunate start to his career in Hollywood (including Hitman). Stephen King nevertheless lowered his expectations quite a bit before the first viewing…
Stephen King first expected a Sharknado rip-offThe bestselling author behind It and The Shining commented on the Netflix film on X (formerly Twitter) as follows:I thought In the Waters of the Seine would be a fun film like Sharknado, but Twitter convinced me to watch it, and he is really quite good. The last 25 minutes were crazy.
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In the past, King has repeatedly praised films and series on Twitter. For example, he recommended The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Coffee Table and Spiders to his followers. Whether it’s an independent film or a non-English language film, King uses his platform to pay attention to smaller works.
In the Waters of the Seine is no small work. With a budget of 20 million euros, a star director and the largest streaming service behind it, the shark thriller can hardly be described as an underdog. In addition, the film is currently Ranked #1 in Netflix’s top 10 films worldwideBut the thriller certainly deserves praise.
If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t let the finale be spoiled for you. Because the last 20 minutes trump everything you could expect from a standard shark thriller.