I can't believe I'm about to say this, but Shark Night 3-D is pretty entertaining! In fact, aside from Our Idiot Brother and Midnight in Paris, it might just be the funniest movie of the year thus far. I know what your thinking; "I thought Shark Night was a horror movie." That may be true but if you go in expecting a comedy, you'll be far more entertained because Shark Night isn't the slightest bit scary. Is the comedy at the forefront of the proceedings by design? That's for you to decide but I think it is. There were times when the sheer ridiculousness and absolute preposterousness of it all--Shark Night features a group of twenty-something college students embarking on a trip to a Louisiana Gulf lake house only to find the waters infested by giant killer sharks-- had me thinking this was Jaws by way of the Zucker Brothers. Not one for simply taking the movie over the top with the goofy factor, director David R. Ellis (Final Destination) takes it one step further by daring to inject a bit of social commentary (watch for a pivotal jab at our society's lust for reality based programming) . To elaborate would take away from the outlandish charms of this insane movie, but I will say there's an explanation as to why the sharks are in the lake and its inspired lunacy. Ellis made Snakes on a Plane but whereas that movie tried far too hard to be a throwback to be exploitations films of yesteryear, Shark Night seems more comfortable in its own crazy skin. Yes, its a flick full of stupid characters doing stupid things but the film gets away with it because it never takes itself seriously. The cast plays the majority of the proceedings straight making the overall feel of the movie even funnier. It was particularly fun watching Donal Logue slum it as a beer drinking hick of a sheriff. Those hoping for a tone akin to last year's Piranha are in luck because that's exactly what this film feels like--minus the extreme gore and nudity of course. Shark Night would have greatly benefitted from a more extreme nature, but the silly story and nutty performances keep the movie watchable and all but force you to forget how cheesy the effects work is. And while Shark Night never reaches the extremities of Alexandre Aja's hilariously glorious (and grotesque) Piranha, I'm still a little shocked it dodged the R rating. Particularly when taking into consideration that the MPAA slapped Don't Be Afraid of the Dark with an R. It really doesn't make any sense. No mater though. Simply put, this is the best three dimensional shark movie since Jaws 3D!a