Picture

Creature of Darkness (2009)

Horror/Sci-Fi     Rated R

Plot

Andrew is haunted by the nightmare of dying a horrible death in the claw of a rampaging creature. A friend convinces him the only way to conquer imagined fear is to confront it head on. When they invite an adventurous group of off-roaders for radical cycling in remote terrain, no one knows they are being led to the time and place the nightmare unfolds. As sunset plunges them into darkness, the dreadful dream turns real, and they are attacked by the Catcher, a skilled and brutal collector of human specimens for alien science. They are no match for the deft hunter, and it picks its victims, dragging them into an underground catacomb. When Andrew's girlfriend is seized, he confronts the ultimate terror of tracking her into the unknown danger below. In a courageous rescue, they attempt escape, but the vicious visitor has marked them with a scent, and it pursues in an unrelenting attack

Acting

Cast features Devon Sawa and Matthew Lawrence, both slumming and clearly in sleep walk mode (not that Lawrence is exactly a great actor. Also features Sanoe Lake (Blue Crush) and Siena Goines.

Gore

Mild creature attacks, nothing good.

Sex/Nudity

Siena Goines is briefly seen topless while showering in the woods.

Final Thoughts

A pretty boring movie that starts with chopping dialogue and a bad script, and once the creature actually shows it, it gets a bit better, but still not a great movie. Quite disappointing movie giving the fact that I really like Sanoe Lake, and Devon Sawa, who really is quite a good actor, and that the plot seemed like a decent premise that just didn't pan out. Really not worth your time.

Overall Rating

C-