unappealing and predictable...

Rating: 4/10 (23 January 2008)

I found this movie very boring and unappealing, but everyone is raving about how amazing this film is. I have to say I usually find IMDb quite accurate, usually I agree with ratings, but as it stands right now the movie is at an 8.1... 8.1!?!?!? This suggests it is one of the best films of all time (by IMDb standard), which I feel is absolutely untrue. By these ratings this film is better than Scarface, Kill Bill vol. 2, Snatch, Trainspotting, and Patton just to name a few. I can't help but find that absurder.
Anyways, enough ranting, on to the film...
The lack of a narrative really hinders the experience of this film. There is never a clear distinction about what is going on; things just randomly happen, the characters get scared, they move on. Nothing seems to have an effect, they cower for a few seconds (or feel depressed) then they are over it and moving on. Any scenes which could have been used to convey serious emotion happen so quickly you never have a chance to really feel what the characters are feeling. As well the action is so quick you never really know whats going on, and like a teenagers first time having sex its over before you know it. The shaky camera also adds to the lack of intensity, often you just see blurs or quick glimpses of the action then its over. You are often left asking "what just happened?" A huge problem I have is that so many things happened in such a short period of time with no explanation as to why they happened. You don't know why that one girl blows up after being bit (I disliked the characters so much I can't even remember their names lol), you don't even know if they really kill the monster in the end! I need character development, I need a plot with originality (not another lame love story), I need surprises (this movie had none, ie. in the tunnel when they turn the night vision on...you know what I'm talking about...if you didn't see that coming you shouldn't watch movies). I simply can not recommend this film, in fact I found it boring and lacking in engaging qualities. This movie is below average at best: 4/10.