Just rented and viewed this movie and um... well, there simply isn't a nice way to say this... it was simply awful.
The CG, effects, and set design was very nice, no worries there. Even the overall story had some merit, but the music, editing and especially the acting was really, really bad.
The music looked like it was pulled off someone's free demo reel on the internet. The sound quality was nearly as bad as the soundtracks themselves.
The editing was simply horrendous. Huge gaping holes in continuity. Does the director actually expect us to believe a giant squid can grab a girl through the hull of a submarine and carry her off through the ocean, without tons of water spilling through the obvious hole it would have left behind? Not even a trickle of water shows up as Lorenzo quickly shuts the door she apparently falls through...
As all the actors were equally bad in the same respect, i'm betting the director was responsible. Much like George Lucas, this director simply doesn't know how to direct actors. If you listen to the "featurette" on the DVD, you'll find there were many re-writes on the set. This probably threw everyone off, and without a strong hand at the helm, the actors were left floundering and it shows.
Avoid at all costs.
The CG, effects, and set design was very nice, no worries there. Even the overall story had some merit, but the music, editing and especially the acting was really, really bad.
The music looked like it was pulled off someone's free demo reel on the internet. The sound quality was nearly as bad as the soundtracks themselves.
The editing was simply horrendous. Huge gaping holes in continuity. Does the director actually expect us to believe a giant squid can grab a girl through the hull of a submarine and carry her off through the ocean, without tons of water spilling through the obvious hole it would have left behind? Not even a trickle of water shows up as Lorenzo quickly shuts the door she apparently falls through...
As all the actors were equally bad in the same respect, i'm betting the director was responsible. Much like George Lucas, this director simply doesn't know how to direct actors. If you listen to the "featurette" on the DVD, you'll find there were many re-writes on the set. This probably threw everyone off, and without a strong hand at the helm, the actors were left floundering and it shows.
Avoid at all costs.