Epic Let Down

Rating: 3/10 (2 February 2008)

I walked into this movie with an open mind, and left with a headache and nearly minus my lunch.
The first and foremost problem with this film is the camera work. It was a nice and inventive idea to have it told from the first person to give it a bit more intimacy but after about 10 minutes it just became incredibly nauseating. Literally at least half of the people at my screening had to leave at some point during the film for some fresh air or to puke.
I also felt that there was no where near enough screen time of the monster and not enough action. I realise that one of the major points of the film was to focus mainly on the journey of the people involved, and also less glimpses of the monster make it more suspenseful, but when I saw this billed as "a completely original MONSTER MOVIE" I was expecting a bit more than just people running and sitting about for most of the film.
On the few plus sides, I feel the actors were good, the characters (Hud in particular) were very likable and the monster did look quite cool and unique. But those factors alone could not change that this was a resounding disappointment for me.