I remember three years ago watching the trailer for this and being a little excited. It looked like an interesting creature feature, something we just don't have enough of these days.
Telling the story of a mother and daughter who are involved in a car crash in the middle of nowhere. When helps comes they learn that there is something sinister stalking them from the darkness.
Okay, solid concept what did they do with it? Not much actually, in fact arguably the threat from the beastie isn't even the primary theme of the film. Mother and daughter have issues, they don't get along due to the mothers poor life choices and the constant flashbacks dominate the film.
I wanted a creature feature not a Lifetime melodrama! Sadly alike said melodramas we have serious character issues, the daughter is frustratingly annoying and the mother is so detestable that all efforts of redemption were lost on me.
So half the movie isn't even the creature feature, our two characters are really unlikable and the film actually manages to be rather boring despite having a big flesh eating monster in it.
Speaking of the monster that is one thing I appreciated, it reminded me of the generic beasties we commonly got in the 80's. I liked this, it was old school and very welcome.
The Monster is not a creature feature and you'll likely be disappointed if that's what you're seeking. It's a mix of that and a very drab melodrama with characters you'll actually want to see get ripped apart by the monster.
The Good:
Old school beastie
Decent setting
The Bad:
One protagonist is awful, the other is just plain annoying
More melodrama than creature feature
Manages to do most things poorly
Telling the story of a mother and daughter who are involved in a car crash in the middle of nowhere. When helps comes they learn that there is something sinister stalking them from the darkness.
Okay, solid concept what did they do with it? Not much actually, in fact arguably the threat from the beastie isn't even the primary theme of the film. Mother and daughter have issues, they don't get along due to the mothers poor life choices and the constant flashbacks dominate the film.
I wanted a creature feature not a Lifetime melodrama! Sadly alike said melodramas we have serious character issues, the daughter is frustratingly annoying and the mother is so detestable that all efforts of redemption were lost on me.
So half the movie isn't even the creature feature, our two characters are really unlikable and the film actually manages to be rather boring despite having a big flesh eating monster in it.
Speaking of the monster that is one thing I appreciated, it reminded me of the generic beasties we commonly got in the 80's. I liked this, it was old school and very welcome.
The Monster is not a creature feature and you'll likely be disappointed if that's what you're seeking. It's a mix of that and a very drab melodrama with characters you'll actually want to see get ripped apart by the monster.
The Good:
Old school beastie
Decent setting
The Bad:
One protagonist is awful, the other is just plain annoying
More melodrama than creature feature
Manages to do most things poorly