Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D is set in the midst of a 'spring break' extravaganza, where young middle class Americans have come to break free from grades and lectures. It's just a shame that underneath them lies a mesolithic lake, covered up for two million years by volcanic determination. Oh, and thousands of killer piranhas have survived all this time by eating each other and now they're about to escape. Do I hear a jaws ripoff? Yes.

I expected Piranha 3D to be outright slapstick. But it isn't-except for its ending. Director Alexandre Aja has turned a thin plot into a film that keeps you engaged. Continuous action and quality performances from Julie Forester (Elizabeth), Jerry O' Connell (Derrick Jones) and Christopher Lloyd (Mr. Goodman) strengthens this teenage romp from the outset. And I do mean romp. The executive producers have clearly gone for the safety net: female nudity and big boobs a-plenty. And it works. All elements survive to ensure that testosterone-filled fifteen year old males will fill cinema seats across the world and ensure a big return on investment.

If you like gore you'll love it. If you like slapstick humour and naked girls you'll like it even more. I enjoyed this film but the ending is its downfall. I would also argue in favour of an 18 rating. Full frontal female nudity usually peaks in around here. Me thinks the producers paid their way into a 16 cert.