I don’t think when the idea of SHARKNADO was conceived that any part of the production team thought the series would be going strong 5 episodes in. The series that has bought us Sharkandos, Firenados, sharks in space and lightsaber chainsaws, has still got some tricks up its sleeve and SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING is more relevant than ever.

 

Finn (Ian Zerring) and April (Tara Reid) are back and this time in a chase to save their son when he is taken by a Sharknado in London. When Finn is called up by Nova (Cassandra Scerbo) to help her sisterhood finally put an end to the weather phenomenon, they learn that the only way to do so is through an ancient prophecy. However this time the Sharknado is not static and has teleportation abilities (don’t ask). As Finn tries to save everyone across the globe, his struggles take a more emotional turn as he balances survival with human conflict and in doing so may just lose everything. With more cameos (thankfully now more relatable as much of episode 5 is set in London), more sharks and more chainsaw action, this is Sharknado at its finest.

 

There’s only one franchise where you’ll find The Queen with plastic surgery, a chainsaw owned by The Pope, Indiana Jones impaled on a temple of the Shark god and Tara Reid becoming a human helicopter. SHARKNADO 5 is crazier than ever but while there is plenty of fun to be had to be had here, it’s all starting to wear a little thin now.

 

As always, the film is open to future instalments but now that the guys have been across the world, to space and even met the apocalypse, there’s little else the series can do that it hasn’t already done before. For every Olivia Newton John there's a Louie Spence, for every Tony Hawk there's a Katie Price proving there is still love for the series from the Z-List to the C but the charm with SHARKNADO is that it never takes itself too seriously and it's great to see the latest entry improve on some of its previous weaknesses (episode 3 was far too long) while still standing proud as a movie that really shouldn't work.

 

Rarely has a franchise lasted this long without a dud and SHARKNADO does the impossible by hopefully closing on a film that has all the charm of its original precursor, bringing more danger, more sharks, and even more chainsaws, this is a film to sit back, grab the popcorn and escape from the horror that is reality. Heck, this one even has a Sharkzilla and in what other movie would you ever see the hero ride a shark through Buckingham Palace!