I may be in the minority but I feel like there isn't much of a story to this. We have a dude who goes to an island to be a weather watchman. There is also a lighthouse on the island that is occupied by a rather unfriendly fellow who has fortified the lighthouse with sharp stakes. The man soon learns that their are bipedal aquatic beings who storm the house every night with what seems to be an attempt to kill. After he burns down the house, he is forced to try and find shelter in the lighthouse. He and the lighthouse keeper will spend the rest of the film at war with many of these creatures and having sexual relations with one.
Needless to say, this is a movie that has a bit of weird to it. I wanted to give it a try since it was a marketed as a horror film and I'm always willing to check flicks out in hopes of finding a few hidden gems. This movie just fell really short. It wasn't that it wasn't filmed or acted well. My problem is that you are never really given any insight into why all of it was happening.
There is the initial impression that the creatures attack to possibly feed or simply kill. A little later on, there is the casual hint that the attacks may be the result of the female living in the lighthouse and getting her freak on with the old man. Then there is a moment where there was an attempt at some sort of truce but that all just seemed strange because I was still unsure why they were at odds to begin with.
I've not read the book but I don't consider myself to be an idiot or unable to comprehend what I am being shown. I guess that this is just not a film for everyone and I am in that crowd. It may also be that I don't consider this to be a horror film. I see it as more as dramatic sci-fi. I'm not too crazy about sci-fi.
My final thoughts are simple. If you've read the book and liked it, you may very well enjoy this. If you are into sci-fi, you may like it too. If you are looking for horror, I'm not sure if this will leave you satisfied.
Needless to say, this is a movie that has a bit of weird to it. I wanted to give it a try since it was a marketed as a horror film and I'm always willing to check flicks out in hopes of finding a few hidden gems. This movie just fell really short. It wasn't that it wasn't filmed or acted well. My problem is that you are never really given any insight into why all of it was happening.
There is the initial impression that the creatures attack to possibly feed or simply kill. A little later on, there is the casual hint that the attacks may be the result of the female living in the lighthouse and getting her freak on with the old man. Then there is a moment where there was an attempt at some sort of truce but that all just seemed strange because I was still unsure why they were at odds to begin with.
I've not read the book but I don't consider myself to be an idiot or unable to comprehend what I am being shown. I guess that this is just not a film for everyone and I am in that crowd. It may also be that I don't consider this to be a horror film. I see it as more as dramatic sci-fi. I'm not too crazy about sci-fi.
My final thoughts are simple. If you've read the book and liked it, you may very well enjoy this. If you are into sci-fi, you may like it too. If you are looking for horror, I'm not sure if this will leave you satisfied.