As the catch phrase says "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." This picture picks up about four years after the first movie. Michael Brody (played by Mark Gruner) has grown into a strapping young man. Ellen Brody (played again by Lorraine Gary) now works for the town committee to expand the local economy regarding tourism. Chief Martin Brody (played again by Roy Sheider) becomes convinced that a large great white shark is once again terrorizing the waters off of Amity Island after a few mysterious "accidents" and disappearances occur in close succession. Once again Chief Brody works hard to convince the town council including Mayor Vaughn (once again played by Murray Hamilton) that there is a shark problem. Once again Chief Brody is ignored at first.
While Brody is working to keep the town safe, Mike is trying to indulge in hanging out with his friends. Everyone likes to go boating on the island and Mike is no exception. Mike is also keen to impress his friend's cousin Jackie (played by Donna Wilkes).
Brody meanwhile decides to be as vigilant as possible while seeming to pray that his fears are nothing more than fears. All the while his anxiety and terror grows as he can't ignore his gut feelings. Unfortunately Brody's fears lead to him causing a scene on the beach and getting fired.
The following day Mike decides to sneak out to go boating with his friends and Jackie. When Mike's little brother Sean (played by Marc Gilpin) threatens to tell their parents, Mike reluctantly takes Sean with him. No one can imagine the horror that awaits as the unwitting teenagers find themselves under attack from the monstrous shark.
This film has a lot of the same type of fake out scares as the first one. The shark effects are similar to the first picture. This film has one of the more horrific cinematic deaths for me in the form of the young woman who valiantly saves Sean from certain death but dies in the process. It isn't so much the actual death that disturbed me so much as the reactions of the characters when it happens. Plus it's so tragic because she was so close to making it and the fact that she was so quick to try to do something in the face of such terror.
Again probably not a film for younger audiences. Not as gory as the first one but still has disturbing images.
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