Rating: 3/4 -- ... squirm-worthy survival adventure ... Go ahead, take the plunge. 'The Reef' is an authentic nail-biter (toe-nibbler?) that lives up to its fun come-on: 'Pray that you drown first.' Full Review

For most of the time, Traucki manages the horror well, with the menace inferred. Particularly spine-chilling is the scene in which Walshe-Howling is exploring the air pocket in the upturned boat. Sound tells the story. Full Review

Rating: 3.5/5 -- The Reef is that rarest of treats: an "animal attack" thriller that is as dramatic as it is horrific. Full Review

Rating: 4/5 -- Traucki manages to keep the tension running throughout the film's 94-minute runtime even before the shark ever shows up to make dinner out of the cast. Full Review

Rating: C+ -- Lacking the compelling drama and survival horror kick of its cousin Open Water, The Reef is brisk and reasonably involving, but pretty middling, too. Full Review

Rating: 3.5/5 -- Considering what most low-budget shark flicks look like, The Reef is a welcome sight indeed. Full Review

The tropes of survival (or otherwise) in a watery wilderness may be familiar from Open Water, Adrift and even Andrew Traucki's own crocodile-themed debut Black Water - but when directed as thrillingly as this, these tropes prove all too easy to swallow.