She Creature
This surprisingly satisfying horror movie centers on a mermaid--but it's  hardly one of the giggly types fromPeter Pan. Rufus Sewell and  Carla Gugino play a couple of small-time circus people who discover that  an eccentric old man keeps a genuine mermaid in a water-filled tank.  Dreaming of an invitation from Ringling Bros., Sewell steals the mermaid  and loads her on a ship for America. But in the middle of the Atlantic,  the hungry mermaid shows her darker side--and Gugino learns that she may  be linked to the mermaid in unexpected ways.She Creaturewas no  doubt made on a low budget, but it looks excellent and the above-average  script gives the strong cast firm ground to stand on. The mermaid herself  (Rya Kihlsted) is both lovely and eerie. All in all, an enjoyable homage  to classic horror films.--Bret Fetzer