Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Rufus Sewell | ... | Angus | |
Carla Gugino | ... | Lily | |
Jim Piddock | ... | Captain Dunn | |
Reno Wilson | ... | Bailey | |
Mark Aiken | ... | Gifford | |
Fintan McKeown | ... | Skelly | |
Aubrey Morris | ... | Mr. Woolrich | |
Gil Bellows | ... | Miles | |
Rya Kihlstedt | ... | Mermaid | |
Hannah Sim | ... | Queen of the Lair | |
Jon Sklaroff | ... | Russian Eddie | |
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David Nott | ... | Cook |
Dan Hildebrand | ... | Christian | |
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Preston Maybank | ... | Navy Captain |
Brian Sieve | ... | Officer Dixon |
Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads towards the mythical Forbidden Islands, the mermaid begins to display its deadly side. Written by Anonymous
Scorsese's mantra 'less money, more power' gets the full workout here as top drawer acting, a compelling story and great visuals all get thrown in a blender to create this clever mini masterpiece. Allegedly shot in 18 days, this made for cabler leaves most so-called theatrical horror movies in the dust by tipping its hat to both Hammer and Lewton in creating a genre all its own: the mermaid pshychological horror movie. Carla Gugino (of Spy Kids and Center Of The World) pulls the whole thing together with an Award-worthy performance, playing one of the sexiest, smartest scream queens ever (with a British accent, no less) and Rufus Sewell's rascally take on her accomplice/betrayer is of equal note. Add to that the stunning Rya Kihlstedt as the creature and you're in creepy movie heaven. It's not usual for movies in this genre to be carried by acting and story, but that's exactly what She Creature does. Stan Winston's monster, Alien's oceanic cousin, is equally impressive.