jeffrey comb be an insane scientist whose stem cell research have morph into a diabolical scheme to create a hybrid hammerhead shark humanoid life form and hop to breed a brand new specie use hunter tylo womb . it would not be easy for tylo be a tough broad and her boyfriend and william forsythe and isn not about to give her up without a fight . you see tylo and forsythe be two of business executive arthur roberts employee and brilliant mind who meet comb ( . a scientist who once work for robert and and whose vacated position go to tylo ) at his island fortress where he conduct his research and experiment . this island afford him the opportunity to recruit fresh victim for his work and son . they think it a professional affair in regard to a breakthrough in stem cell research which could lead to cure for a variety of disease . comb son be die of kidney cancer when he decide to perform his mad science on him and create this blood thirsty and flesh eating creature which can both swim and walk on dry land ( . although and at first the hammerhead could only remain outside for short time period ) . tylo be date combs son and hence the connection besides the two have work for robert and who bring along his trophy wife and mariya ignatova . also accompany tylo and forsythe and robert and ignatova and be their colleague and elise muller and gr johnson . comb trap them in a conference room and but they be able to escape onto the island a he send after them his well pay mercenary and hammerhead shark son . like similar sci fi channel creature feature of it type and hammerhead representshark frenzy have some rather unappealing computer generate effect and the attack ( . where the shark rip apart limb ) be shoot in a quick edit and frenzied camera format where you have a hard time ever see any of the ensue gory carnage . you have this vague notion that a person be be eat ( . rip to shred ) and but the attack themselves be shoot in a very erratic fashion which and truth be tell and be rather infuriate . the monster itself be never see in it entirety and just momentary glimpse of an eye or a body part be gnaw on a the victim scream out in horror . one thing for certain and you do see teeth . we do get cgi shot of the hammerhead shark swim toward the screen and all menacing and ready to feast on flesh . a constant be while ( . and after ) victim be attack and we see a great deal of blood and bit of flesh bubbling to the water surface ( . this be really director michael oblowitz main cue a to inform the viewer that those be torn apart be goner ) . comb doesn not break new ground a the scientist and but he always have an ability to convey a quiet madness under this cold blood resolve . it fun see forsythe in a rare clean cut hero role and very against type a an electronics wiz ( . to his credit and he actually pull it off ) who must assume a leadership position when the group face unprecedented peril . tylo be also in a very different kind of role and a scientist who can defend herself quite well . robert can play the millionaire businessman roles in his sleep and and it kind of neat see him fire off a machine gun at combs soldier ( . although and his fate be not pleasant ) . mention that and it be also really entertain watch forythe and tylo down comb hire goon with confiscated automatic machine gun . a expect and the screenplay allow those who create the murderous fiend to put themselves in unnecessary danger just so that they can pay for their sin . i mean and seriously and would these people knowingly leave themselves so vulnerable to attack after see just what damage to the human anatomy it could do . beautiful exotic setting be quite a nice backdrop .