Go ahead and see it, you will be entertained.

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2008)

As with most monster movies, the monster in this movie is awesome enough to outshine bad writing, bad camera work, and a bad plot. The monster, in fact, is so awesome that I would recommend seeing this movie just for the grainy, fleeting glimpses you get of it. It's been said that the monster is based on H.P. Lovecraft's Mythos, and I can definitely see the connection there, although there's no direct connection to any of Lovecraft's monsters specifically. Several scenes are directly ripped off from Blair Witch, and if you had any problems with that movie (like I did) you will have the same problems with this movie. Given the unrealistic reactions of the main characters and the totally unbelievable elements of this movie, there are still enough explosions and destruction to keep things moving. It would be nice to have more story revolving the monster, but I'm sure that's coming in the sequel.