Remember 2001, when you could stop any random guy on the street and he would, without exception, name Halle Berry as the sexiest woman on Earth? Skin Central certainly does, so we’re more than ready to see the now 45-but-looks-35 Halle reclaim her dominant hottie status with a bikini-clad role in the thriller Dark Tide . It’s one of those shark attack flicks, which means that although it’s PG-13, at the very least we’ll get to see Halle wriggling in and out of soaking-wet swimwear and skin-tight diving suits. Just don’t jump that shark, Halle! See the trailer for Dark Tide after the jump!
That’s not a metaphor — in the sea-bound thriller Dark Tide , Halle Berry makes her return to the spotlight as a diving expert convinced to come face to face once again with the kinds of Jaws -esque sharks that traumatized her years ago. This means the one-time Bond girl’s back in a bikini, if you care about that kind of thing. Watch the trailer after the jump and decide if this is going to re-energize Berry’s career. Dark Tide is helmed by Top Gun actor-turned-filmmaker John Stockwell, who previously directed Blue Crush and Into the Blue (not to mention Crazy/Beautiful , Turistas , and others). One look at the trailer for Dark Tide and it’s apparent Stockwell is in his wheelhouse; not only is this yet another lady-fronted watery tale, a la Blue Crush , it’s also a glossy exotic travelogue of sorts, a la Into the Blue . The film stars Berry and real-life flame Olivier Martinez as a couple of divers paid the big bucks to take a client out for shark dive sans cage. But when they agree to it, things start to unravel. Someone’s getting pruny fingers! Verdict : Looks to rank a smidge above direct-to-DVD. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
