Five twenty-somethings—two loved-up couples and a stereotypically camp gay guy—go hiking in the woods where they are hunted by a ravenous, bipedal creature equipped with with huge fangs and very sharp claws. Whilst running for their lives they chance upon a ramshackle cabin where they meet three other people who have already encountered the beast; after barricading all the doors and windows to keep the monster at bay, the desperate group try to figure out the best way to survive their ordeal.
Exec produced by none other than Drew Barrymore, this backwoods creature feature offers very little new in terms of plot but proves very enjoyable nonetheless, director Brett Simmons making the most of the cookie cutter script and largely forgettable cast, offering up some tense action scenes, several well-timed jump scares, a decent man-in-a-suit monster and a bucket or two of splatter. Where he does go wrong, however, is in introducing the 'animal' way too early—before we have had a chance to get to know the young hikers properly, but more importantly, before busty brunette Mandy (Elizabeth Gillies) has had the opportunity to go skinny dipping, as suggested by her boyfriend Jeff (Parker Young). Isn't director Simmons aware of the basic rules of making a cheesy monster movie?
Exec produced by none other than Drew Barrymore, this backwoods creature feature offers very little new in terms of plot but proves very enjoyable nonetheless, director Brett Simmons making the most of the cookie cutter script and largely forgettable cast, offering up some tense action scenes, several well-timed jump scares, a decent man-in-a-suit monster and a bucket or two of splatter. Where he does go wrong, however, is in introducing the 'animal' way too early—before we have had a chance to get to know the young hikers properly, but more importantly, before busty brunette Mandy (Elizabeth Gillies) has had the opportunity to go skinny dipping, as suggested by her boyfriend Jeff (Parker Young). Isn't director Simmons aware of the basic rules of making a cheesy monster movie?