Director: Vivieno Caldinelli
Year: 2025
Country: Canada
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Desperate to keep his son in line, a man takes him along to be a special assistant as he embarks on a series of calls to a local apartment building plagued with plumbing issues, only to realize it’s a slimy tentacled monster causing the trouble and that they must stop it.
Review:
This was a generally fun and likable genre comedy. The main setup featured here is a strong and overall silly effort that works incredibly well, providing this one with a wacky scenario that becomes quite silly over time, with the way they keep going around the facility, interacting with the residents. With the way they keep getting called over to deal with problems and obstructions that come into play, not just allowing for a series of toilet humor jokes about the job but also meeting the series of wacky residents in the building as they investigate the series of disappearances eventually found to be the bizarre tentacle-like beast moving through the sewer pipes, this has a lot of fun in the setup to get this one going.
That is only enhanced by the type of effects work that comes into play when detailing the bizarre creature in here. Since the whole thing is trying to explain how such a creature can move through the pipes and emerge from toilets, that means the slimy, tentacled being is a great touch, while the practical effects here do give that silly tone much more credence. With a frantic pace and plenty of laughs to be had here, there's a lot to like here, which is only offset by the minor flaw in the finale that feels somewhat underwhelming from what came before. It ends on a rather simplistic note that disregards the wackiness for a more straightforward setup with more emotional resonance than expected. While not truly distracting, it does lower this slightly.
Overview: ***.5/5
A mostly fun and likable creature feature, how this one will fare depends almost solely on the ability to take into account the wacky and bizarre storyline at play. Those with a tolerance for that kind of genre fare, who are curious about this one, or who don’t mind the issues on display, will have the most to like, as most others out there might want to heed caution.
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