Review: Killer Whale (2026)
By William Pattison
This time I’m reviewing a film about a psychotic Orca and
two ladies trapped on a rock..Oh boy…
Killer Whale (2026)
Maddie, a cellist haunted by the tragic death of a friend
and her resulting hearing loss, travels to Thailand with her best friend Trish
to heal from the trauma. However, their retreat turns into a fight for survival
when they become trapped in a secluded lagoon and hunted by an aggressive orca.
Isolated in a hostile environment, Maddie must push her survival instincts to
the limit as she faces not only the relentless attacks of the apex predator,
but also a devastating betrayal.
Ok, this film is the only killer Orca film I’ve seen since I saw the classic horror film from
1977, Orca. Yes, it’s been that long
since I’ve seen a film about a killer
Orca. The thing is when people think killer ocean predator the always think sharks.
For most people orcas are those large whales they see do tricks at Sea World.
But Orcas are a major predator species that take out seals and even on occasion
great white sharks. Also, extremely rarely do these intelligent mamels ever
attack humans, but it does happen.
I was hoping this
film was going to be the film to show that aspect of Orcas, but unfortunately it
appears the filmmakers looked at over used shark tropes and simply whrote in
whale instead of shark. Seriously, the Orca in this film acts more like a shark
than an orca. But what can you expect from filmmakers looking for an easy
answer.
Shit, the CGI whale shots look facky as hell. Supposedly the
whale is swimming Under the water but the water doesn’t look affected by the whale.
Also, another serious issue with this film is a lack of
suspense. Things happen, but they just happen. We needed a Sheriff Brody moment
where you feel the moment. It’s a film
about a psycho whale for fucks sake!!!
I was amused that the main push of this film was actually an
incident toward the beginning of the film that literally destroys the main
character’s life. Yes, rather than focusing on the killer whale that is out to
get them the two ladies on the rock in the middle of the isolated lagoon are
dealing with personal issues related to their relationship and the death of
their male friend, and I’m not talking about the guy who became Free Willy chow
at the lagoon.
I have to give kudos to Virginia Gardner, who plays Maddie,
and Mel jarner, who plays Trish. Bother of these ladies have their in all, even
with this freaky assed script. This film royally needed a rewrite. You had a
whale that didn’t bact like like a whale and people who make wonkie decisions.
I mean, give me a break. You are trapped on a rock in the middle of a lagoon
out in nowhere with a phsycho whale after you and you are going to talk about
personal problems? PHSYCO WHALE!!! For fucks sake!!!
So, did I enjoy this film? I have mixed feelings about it. I
hated the movie, but I felt for Maddie.
How did it compare to Orca? Give me a break. Orca was a
freaky film too. It was about a whale getting revenge on the humans that killed
its baby. In this film the mentioned this whale had a miscarriage. I’m sure
that was the filmmakers showing they knew about Orca.
So, my answer is Orca is worlds better than this film. I’m
borobably forget this film exists in a couple days. Nope, it’s gone.
My suggestion is go find Orca and watch it and forget this waste of money and time.
