Even a satire needs some sort of connective tissue, but there's no real narrative spine here, just soft cartilage.

Nothing about Sharknado 5 is worth recommending even if you consider it to be an American summertime tradition, as so many people do.

Somehow, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming pulls the franchise back from the brink and returns it to what it's supposed to be: fun to watch.

[Ziering] may be wise-cracking his way through this stuff with a self-aware smirk, but look deep into his eyes and you'll see something else staring back this movie can only dream about: blind terror.