Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Lizzy Caplan | ... | Marlena Diamond | |
Jessica Lucas | ... | Lily Ford | |
T.J. Miller | ... | Hudson 'Hud' Platt | |
Michael Stahl-David | ... | Rob Hawkins | |
Mike Vogel | ... | Jason Hawkins | |
Odette Annable | ... | Beth McIntyre (as Odette Yustman) | |
Anjul Nigam | ... | Bodega Cashier | |
Margot Farley | ... | Jenn | |
Theo Rossi | ... | Antonio | |
Brian Klugman | ... | Charlie | |
Kelvin Yu | ... | Clark | |
Liza Lapira | ... | Heather | |
Lili Mirojnick | ... | Lei | |
Ben Feldman | ... | Travis | |
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Elena Caruso | ... | Party Goer |
To celebrate Rob's massive promotion, his lover, Beth, and friends, decide to throw a massive surprise farewell party, now that he is about to move to Japan. However, a deafening explosion and the arrival of an enormous scaly and gangly creature will abruptly interrupt the festivities, as all hell breaks loose in New York City, and the Statue of Liberty is decapitated. As the reptilian behemoth levels Manhattan, a daring dash to rescue Beth begins, while at the same time, everything is recorded through the lens of a hand-held camcorder, amid mayhem and destruction. In the end, where did this relentless invader come from, and above all, is there a chance of survival? As they go to investigate, an adventure deep into the streets of New York begins, as the friends are determined to rescue Rob's true love. Written by Nick Riganas
I thought that this movie would have its best scenes in the trailers, so when I went in I did not expect too much. But I did expect that it would be different given JJ Abram's influence on Alias. Well, if you're not much for jumpy cameras and are prone to motion sickness, you probably will not stay too long in the theater. But if you can focus wide and not get caught up too much in the details, you are in for an intense and unique take on the monster hits a major city (New York) genre. Where does it come from? What is it? One can speculate, but the movie is really dealing with the trauma of a small group of party goers and their encounter with the extraordinary! The effects are amazing, the acting by relative unknowns, hits on all marks; making the movie all the more convincing to the very end. Not for the faint of heart or the under-aged; under 17s might be up nights with the shakes, definitely don't take preteens! Way better than, "The Mist," a must see for giant monster fans everywhere!