For fans of B-movie horror, you'll be right at home, but you might also get annoyed in places, as I did. I think it tries to be a dark comedy but doesn't quite hit the mark. For one thing, it's just not that funny. For another, it takes itself way too seriously when it is clearly over-the-top ridiculous. There are lots of "You've got to be kidding me" moments where it's not even remotely believable but is played off as if it is. There are plenty of missed opportunities in those moments for good laughs mixed in with decent horror, but the timing is off or something. Maybe with better editing and reaction shots this would have worked. I don't know.
Also, I think we're supposed to relate to and feel sorry for the main character as a poor schmuck who just can't catch a break, but he was too much of a cowardly, bumbling, whiney idiot for me to care about him. I kinda wanted him to die.
The cherry on the top for me *MINOR SPOILER ALERT* was the downer ending. I'm not going to give it away other than to say that it's not happy. It was predictable the moment it began, too, and seemed to be more of an afterthought or an alternate ending they decided to go with rather than what I personally think the audience would have wanted. Maybe it's fitting that this movie has no reward at the end, because it sure didn't win any.
Anyway, that's my two cents. It's worth a watch because the story in general is a good one, and the effects are great. Seeing John Astin play a jerky boss was fun, too. 5 out of 10.
Also, I think we're supposed to relate to and feel sorry for the main character as a poor schmuck who just can't catch a break, but he was too much of a cowardly, bumbling, whiney idiot for me to care about him. I kinda wanted him to die.
The cherry on the top for me *MINOR SPOILER ALERT* was the downer ending. I'm not going to give it away other than to say that it's not happy. It was predictable the moment it began, too, and seemed to be more of an afterthought or an alternate ending they decided to go with rather than what I personally think the audience would have wanted. Maybe it's fitting that this movie has no reward at the end, because it sure didn't win any.
Anyway, that's my two cents. It's worth a watch because the story in general is a good one, and the effects are great. Seeing John Astin play a jerky boss was fun, too. 5 out of 10.