“[…] Everyone in Jaws deserves the highest praise for an exhilirating adventure entertainment of the highest order. […] The technical achievements of the film are extraordinary.” Judith Crist in: Fish Story on a Grand Scale. In: New York Magazine. 23. Juni 1975, S. 69. (books.google.de, abgerufen am 30. November 2022.)
“[…] a sensationally effective action picture, a scary thriller that works all the better because it’s populated with characters that have been developed into human beings” Roger Ebert in Jaws.Chicago Sun-Times, 1. Januar 1975, abgerufen am 30. November 2022.
“[…]Spielberg’s directorial abilities on that one as well as ‘Jaws’ display a remarkable grasp of both logistics and drama. […] Robert Shaw, absolutely magnificent as a coarse fisherman finally hired to locate the Great White Shark.” A.D. Murphy in Jaws: 1975 Movie Review. Variety, 18. Juni 1975, abgerufen am 30. November 2022.
