Warning: Spoilers below for "The Shallows"!



Blake Lively's new film, "The Shallows,” navigates the waters as a cross between travel porn and torture porn.

The summer flick peppers scenes of Lively surfing over a soundtrack of EDM music with attention-grabbing shark attacks, dramatic deaths, a Baby G watch (the nostalgia!) and a certain, handy flare gun. It is by no means Oscar material, but it's definitely a fun flick.

Lively does a good job carrying the movie on her own with the help of a feathery friend. The seagull in the movie -- basically the Wilson to Lively's Chuck Noland -- often steals the show with his timely pecks and will-he-or-won't-he survive scene. The bird, who goes by Steven Seagull, is currently causing a bit of a fuss:

Vet this goddamn seagull for Hillary's VP pic.twitter.com/bMYjhmhsmh — Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 23, 2016

"The Shallows" had me shouting "eff that shark up!" at the screen. A true delight *and* a breakthrough moment for seagull actors. — Christopher Rosen (@chrisjrosen) June 23, 2016

"He may also be the most charismatic on-screen costar Lively’s ever had." - @EW's #Shallows review, about a seagull, is not wrong. — Rachel Simon (@Rachel_Simon) June 23, 2016

"Thanks to a killer Blake Lively performance and a poignant seagull, "..apparently THE SHALLOWS is a corking shark film — Owen Van Spall (@Admiralowen) June 23, 2016

This is the most chemistry Blake Lively has had with a costar since she stared at pictures of herself in AGE OF ADALINE — Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 23, 2016

THE SHALLOWS: The Best Supporting Animal campaign for Steven Seagull starts RIGHT HERE. — Kate Erbland (@katerbland) June 22, 2016

You won't see a better bird performance all year than Steven Seagull in The Shallows — Adam Graham (@grahamorama) June 23, 2016

So initial reactions to The Shallows are positive. But most reviews rave about.. the seagull? 😅 — Fi~ (@betteronholiday) June 23, 2016

Did anyone notice during the shallows trailer when she yells shark a seagull causally walks behind her Lol #TheShallows — ☆HalloweenQueen☆ (@bbhancock46) May 8, 2016

"The Shallows gives us Blake Lively riding a dead whale and hanging on for dear life, talking to a seagull" https://t.co/Ut7pibHcqi — Judes (@judesb) June 23, 2016

The Huffington Post has confirmed with the producers of "The Shallows" that the seagull is indeed real.

"The Shallows" hits theaters this Friday, June 24.