Killer Mermaid (2014)

Two young American women go on a Mediterranean vacation and uncover the watery lair of a killer mermaid hidden beneath an abandoned military fortress. What was once a carefree adventure becomes a deadly fight for survival.

Director:

Milan Todorovic

Writers:

Marko Backovic (story), Barry Keating (screenplay)

Stars:

Kristina Klebe, Franco Nero, Natalie Burn

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristina Klebe	...	Kelly
Franco Nero	...	Niko
Natalie Burn	...	Lucy
Dragan Micanovic	...	Boban
Miodrag 'Miki' Krstovic	...	The Guardian (as Miodrag Krstovic)
Slobodan Stefanovic	...	Alex
Sofija Rajovic	...	Yasmin
Zorana Kostic Obradovic	...	Scylla the Nymph
Jelena Rakocevic	...	Ana
Janko Cekic	...	Sergej
Miki Peric	...	Mickey Backpacker
Milena Predic	...	Bar Owner
Mina Sablic	...	The Creature
Zarko Dudic	...	Rose Local
Slobodan Jocic	...	Rose Local

Storyline

Two American girls travel to Montenegro on vacation to visit an old friend. While they're there they decide to venture to Mamula, an abandoned military fortress located on a remote island. During their exploration of the fortress they discover that they are not alone. Someone else is on the island with them and he will stop at nothing to protect it's secrets. There is a darkness hidden beneath the island and the terror has just begun.

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Plot Keywords:

mermaid | evil mermaid | island | topless female nudity | slasher | 

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Taglines:

Mysterious. Irresistible. Deadly.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The castle/fortress was the same one used in the Remake of Papillion as the last resort island aka Devils Island.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Niko: Now the sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence. And though admittedly such a thing never happened, it is conceivable that someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence certainly never.

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Connections

References I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

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Soundtracks

Dark Sea Adventure
Written by Vera Sablic
Performed by Omny Style

User Reviews

Moderately successful effort

To be perfectly honest, I had some fun with this.

Like others have said, if you don't expect much, you might find it enjoyable. And, it's not hard to keep the expectations realistic after director's debut, Zone of The dead. This film is a step up.

The locations are fantastic, paired with intriguing premise, what can go wrong? Well, let's see....

Acting is questionable, characters paper thin, story rushed and what we do learn about them doesn't keep us exactly rooting for this bunch. The film starts out in least promising way possible, cliché one liners, atrocious acting from most members of the cast (Kristina Klebe, Franco Nero and D. Micanovic excluded) and awful, cheap music to go along with holiday mood.

After initial half hour or so which does test one's patience, Mamula indeed gets off the ground, meaning we finally start getting a taste of some action, essential for projects like this. Thanks to ideal setting (island of Mamula on Adriatic sea; former military base) and some gory fx, the pain of enduring uninspired talk and "character development" is finally paying off. Some generic slasher kills, chasing through the maze of corridors...all's good, but, where's the Mermaid?!

Nymph is the strongest thing this film has going for it, location aside. And, indeed when she does finally appear I was ready to forget all the shortcomings. Could have watched her go all day long, nice make up/fx work there with pinch of bad CGI, but having relatively humble resources in mind, that is really not that big a deal. Although, I could have used a bit more daring approach, the Mermaid should have gotten more screen time doing her "thing", imo.

One of the surprises was Dragan Micanovic, in a role that's atypical for him, he handled the perky, jokey and lively Boban pretty well. Nero shows that he's still got it/with admirable screen presence against the pale bunch; and calm, assertive Klebe takes her role seriously. Overall, not the worst way to spend hour and a half, if nothing, to soak up the natural beauty of the setting with occasional horror action thrown into the mix.

Details

Country:

Serbia Montenegro Poland

Language:

English Serbian

Release Date:

1 May 2014 (Serbia)

Also Known As:

Killer Mermaid

Filming Locations:

Rose, Montenegro

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$126,005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Viktorija Film, Talking Wolf Productions, Jerry Catering Service

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Stereo DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1