Decent horror movie, but by no means a classic

Rating: 5/10 (28 April 2008)

I watched this movie knowing nothing expecting something similar to The Fog. I have to admit this film was definitely better than The Fog, although not a classic.
A lot of people have remarked how they find a lot of the peoples actions to be unbelievable and that they were offended at the idea that people could be this easily lead. Let me tell you now, in a situation like this the reactions will depend on peoples ability to understand the depth of the situation they are in and whether they can think things through and make decisions in a logical way. I have served on jury service and can tell you first hand that there are such people that can be as easily lead as the characters in the store and there are also people who cannot accept things unless there is ironclad proof. I have in life been amazed at times at the inability of people to act in a rational manner in varied situations.
I found this movie to be quite realistic, however I was not impressed with the creatures or the ridiculous premise with portals from other dimensions having been opened by the military letting these creatures run amok. Some of the social commentary was a little too preachy but I guess this was deemed necessary by the writers.
The movie entertained and the ending was an emotional kick in the gut. However I felt that aside from the last 20 minutes and some of the scenes in the store, the rest was rather silly, predictable and not remotely scary unfortunately. 5.5 out of 10.