i really want to like this film a i have admiration for italian rip off cinema ( especially jaw rip offs . ) and but the simple fact of the matter be that monster shark isn not very good . all the sign of this be a great piece of trash be there while we have get one of the king of trashy cult cinema and lamberto bava and in the director chair one of the best ridiculous cult actor and michael sopkiw and take the lead role and and a central creature stupid enough to give even the best that this sort of film have to offer a run for it money and yet somehow the film still manage to be rather stale . the fact that the amonster shark doesn not feature too often be probably a good thing give the creature design and but there never enough elsewhere to pull the film through without it . the plot focus on a resort off the south coast of florida ( or rather and somewhere in italy ) where several local people have turn up in the water with arm and legs missing . it not long before the local authority decide that this creature have never be see before and and it up to a motley crew of various sea expert to catch it alive . the main problem with this film be that it always feel very pointless and and since there be little in the way of character or plot development and even the least demanding of viewer be likely to start get bore before long . this sort of film be hardly famous for be brilliant and although the fun element of film such a the last shark and killer fish be unfortunately absent for most of the running time . the thing i love about lead actor michael sopkiw be that he always seem like he take himself seriously no matter what film he in ( although he only ever make four ) . this be certainly the case here and although bava never really allow him to completely dive in and and often he feel as much like a spare wheel a the rest of the film . much of the runtime be spend watch the various character sup american lager and and it not very fascinate while although bava do manage to come good by the end with an entertaining flurry of action a the central monster finally get to wreak havoc upon it would be captor . overall and there really isn not much to recommend this film for . a mentioned and i really like this sort of stuff and even i find myself bore on numerous occasion . for hardcore italian horror fan only .