{"id":21437,"date":"2026-07-29T23:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21437"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:49:26","slug":"prime-videos-new-shark-horror-movie-continues-disappointing-21-year-rotten-tomatoes-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21437","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video\u2019s New Shark Horror Movie Continues Disappointing 21-Year Rotten Tomatoes Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-devil-s-mouth\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Devil&#8217;s Mouth<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>has surfaced on Rotten Tomatoes, but to underwhelming fanfare. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Produced and directed by Jeff Wadlow, the Prime Video film centers on a group of college friends who take a guided through the eponymous Thailand cave system ahead of their graduation, only to subsequently become trapped when a bull shark begins making them its prey. <em>Ready or Not 2: Here I Come<\/em>&#8216;s Kathryn Newton and <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pretty-lethal-movie-2026-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pretty Lethal<\/em>&#8216;s Lana Condor<\/a> lead the <em>Devil&#8217;s Mouth <\/em>cast alongside <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>&#8216;s Gavin Casalegno, <em>Booksmart<\/em>&#8216;s Nico Haraga and Tommi Rose. <\/p>\n<p>As the film makes its Prime Video premiere, <em>The Devil&#8217;s Mouth <\/em>has made its debut on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_devils_mouth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em><\/a>. With 10 reviews calculated at the time of writing, the shark horror movie holds an underwhelming 30% approval rating on the review aggregate. This also continues a disappointing 21-year trend for Wadlow on the platform, as he has yet to land a Fresh rating from critics on any feature directorial project. <\/p>\n<p>Wadlow has largely made a name for himself in the horror genre, going all the way back to his feature directorial debut with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jared-padalecki-movies-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Jared Padalecki-starring slasher <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jared-padalecki-movies-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cry Wolf<\/a> <\/em>in 2005. He&#8217;s also frequently found himself partnering with Blumhouse Productions, beginning with the Lucy Hale-led supernatural horror thriller <em>Truth or Dare<\/em>, followed by the theatrical <em>Fantasy Island <\/em>horror reimagining, also starring Hale, and 2024&#8217;s <em>Imaginary<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As previously noted, one of the main things that has stayed consistent across Wadlow&#8217;s various films is his inability to properly connect with critics, both in his horror and non-horror outings. A decade prior to <em>The Devil&#8217;s Mouth<\/em>, he joined the unfortunate list of directors to get a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/kevin-james-best-movies-tv-roles-imdb\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Kevin James-led action comedy<\/a> <em>The True Memoirs of an International Assassin<\/em>, while the majority of his other films have hovered between the teens and 20-percentile range, as exemplified in the graph below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Title<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cry Wolf (2005)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>21%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>51%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Never Back Down (2008)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>21%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Kick-Ass 2 (2013)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>33%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>57%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>43%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Blumhouse&#8217;s Truth or Dare (2018)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>23%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Blumhouse&#8217;s Fantasy Island (2020)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>48%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>53%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Imaginary (2024)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>25%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>52%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The Devil&#8217;s Mouth (2026)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>30%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>In spite of its lackluster early score, it is worth noting that <em>The Devil&#8217;s Mouth<\/em>&#8216;s Rotten Tomatoes debut is already higher than many of his previous genre outings, currently being his second-best horror rating behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-curse-of-bridge-hollow-2022-movie-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marlon Wayans-fronted <em>The Curse of Bridge Hollow<\/em><\/a>. With only 10 reviews calculated at the time of writing, however, it&#8217;s difficult to say whether the inevitability of more reviews throughout the week will hurt or help the shark horror movie.<\/p>\n<p>Even with its underwhelming reviews, though, <strong><em>The Devil&#8217;s Mouth <\/em><\/strong>is sure to be at least a modest viewership success for Prime Video. A summertime release has long been the perfect window for similar creature features after <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jaws-movie-review-1975\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/jaws-movie-review-1975\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jaws<\/a> <\/em>helped kick off the summer blockbuster genre 51 years ago, and with a roster of up-and-coming and beloved young stars, fans of the cast are sure to want to tune in at the very least.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-screen large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"12a8-47a1-86f1c18d35fd\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"vuQifp4wgo\">\n<div 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