not bad but not for everyone

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2007)

An eccentric inventor is on a business trip in New York City and stops in Chinatown to try and find the perfect Christmas gift for his son. He comes across a unique, furry little species known as a mogwai and is warned of the possible danger involved if he doesn't follow the explicit rules of ownership. He gives it to his son as a pet, but the rules are broken and it spawns hordes of little green monsters that thrive on carnage and wreak havoc on the once idyllic little town of Kingston Falls. Well-crafted film has a creative premise, dazzling special effects, and laugh-out loud humor, but goes way overboard on violence and destruction. Not bad, just not entirely necessary in terms of its content. **½