Director: Sean Donohue
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature
Plot:
Arriving for work at a chemical research facility, a woman’s attempts at conducting groundbreaking genetic research are interrupted when thugs from a rival doctor break in to steal her formula but inadvertently turn her into a half-woman/half-reptile creature who sets out seeking revenge against them.
Review:
This was an exceptionally fun and enjoyable cheesy genre effort. The fact that this one completely reveals in its cheesy nature, starting with the central storyline involving a scientist working in a facility with toys claiming it’s state-of-the-art technology while she spends more time taking showers with her lesbian partner should give this a clue as to the kind of goofy content on display. The remaining storylines at play here, with the facility sponsoring a scientist’s creation of a Frankenstein-like female body, the henchmen trying to steal the formula, and the backstory of the original scientist releasing the chemical in the area. Feature the same type of cheesy attitude throughout here that manages to match the type of content within here that carries an old-school grindhouse/exploitation tone with how it all works.
If you’re able to get past this cheesy atmosphere and presentation, it’s really the only thing wrong here since the rest of the film is quite fun. With a frenetic pace featuring a lot of confrontations with the thugs that turn her into the titular creature and the resulting appearances in the swamp seeking revenge on them in grand cheesy encounters ripping them to pieces, there’s no real downside here as the pace keeps this one pretty high for the most part. Moving from one cheesy encounter to another and mixing in tons of cheesecake sequences of them showering together, rejecting the advances of bar patrons, or seeing the various interactions of the thugs under their orders to clean everything up which is filled with that type of sleazy grindhouse approach to everything. These factors are all really fun and make for a fun time here.
Overview: ***.5/5
An effective grindhouse throwback with quite a lot to like, the film’s overwhelming cheesiness is pretty much the only downside here as the rest of the film pretty much consists of a lot of fun elements. Those that appreciate this approach or are fans of the creative crew will have the most to like here while most others that don’t like either of those factors might want to heed caution with this one.
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