Director: Mark Polonia
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature
Plot:
Working in a failing zoo, a married couple tries to recount their rocky relationship with a supposedly fictitious beast that showed up at their zoo following a series of exploits that enable them to recover a strange animal egg and brought back to the zoo where it goes on a deadly rampage.
Review:
There was a lot more to this one than expected. One of the better elements present with this one is the initial setup and approach featured here that brings about a fine mockumentary presentation. The initial exploits of the creature’s existence are revealed as a result of the different investigations into their troubled relationship status that’s affecting their work at the zoo they operate which is given a fun touch with everything taking place as a recreated series of newspieces detailing the story. Going from the failing zoo straining their relationship to the point of violent dreams and nightmares, the need for a vacation that strands them on an island that produces the egg in question, the two raising it in secret and eventually seeing it as a special attraction at the zoo, and the hesitance of everyone around them to believe the story of its existence makes for a fine touch to start this one.
That gives way to the second half involving the creature’s escape following the speculation of everything being faked as the rampage through the community is quite fun. Filled with the usual assortment of indie stalking scenes involving it running across random travelers and other assorted individuals where the cheesy special effects and gore make for a fun enough time as everything gets spelled out about what’s going on. There are the usual low-budget limitations found here in this section with the wild antics found here including the creature attacks but the equally crazy military operation to stop it and the other scenarios here trying to play up the duplicity of the creature’s existence that highlights the typical issues usually found in these works. It all makes for a cheesy and silly enough time for this one.
Overview: **.5/5
A rather bizarre and curious indie genre effort, this one comes off nicely enough for what it is although it does have enough that might not appeal to everyone out there. Those who appreciate this approach or are fans of the creative crew will have the most to like here while everyone else should heed extreme caution here.
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