646f9e108c The fishing vessel Solita crosses a storm during the night and the Skipper Will McKenna witnesses a weird creature attacking the crewman Joey. They return to the dock and Will has difficulties to pay the amount he owes to the former owner of the boat, Roy. The fish population is reducing in the area and the biologist Arden is investigating the possible causes. Meanwhile, Will&#39;s daughter Carly steals the keys of her father&#39;s cottage in a nearby island and plans to travel with her boyfriend Danny and their friends Erin and Drew to spend the weekend in the island. However, Drew is murdered by a deep sea predator on the dock and his pieces are found by Will and Arden. Carly, Danny and Erin do not have any news from their friend and travel to the island without Drew. Sooner Erin is murdered by the creature and Danny is bitten by a newborn reptile. Danny and Erin seek shelter in the cabin but they are trapped there by the creatures. In the continent, Will and Arden learn that the deep sea predator is a very dangerous species, after a series of lethal attacks, and they head to the island to rescue Carly. The story is set in a fishing village where a local boat captain (Corin Nemic) has recently lost a crewman. It seems a sea monster has hitched a ride to shore on his boat and lots of townsfolk are being eaten (the creature and her children can walk on land and even climb trees!)<br/><br/>This movie is so typical of the Sci Fi channel movies…minimal dialogue, maximum carnage. The CGI isn&#39;t too awful, but the predictability of the script makes it tedious; any character who goes off alone is sure to be killed. Corin Nemic is the best thing about the movie, but he isn&#39;t on screen much. We see more of Miriam McDonald, who plays his daughter, and she&#39;s truly awful. Between her constant half-grin in the face of impending death and endlessly pushing her hair behind her ears, I half-expected her to say, &quot;Like OMG! I&#39;m like in a movie!&quot;<br/><br/>The movie was shown on TV as, &quot;Sea Beast,&quot; which is a better title than &quot;Troglodyte,&quot; but not by much. Trite and silly. A gaggle of lethal and mysterious predatory sea beasts from the darkest depths of the ocean floor come onto dry land to attack and feast on the residents of a previously sleepy bay village community. Director Paul Ziller, who also co-wrote the derivative, but engrossing script with Neil Elman, relates the entertaining story at a snappy pace, takes time to develop the plausible working class characters, generates a good deal of tension, and delivers a generous amount of surprisingly graphic gore (one woman gets her head bitten off and the creatures leave behind the torn up bodies of their victims). The solid low-key acting by the capable cast keeps the movie buzzing: Corin Nemec makes for a credible rugged blue collar herostruggling fisherman Will McKenna, the cute Miriam MacDonald contributes a winningly feisty portrayalWill&#39;s spunky daughter Carly, Daniel Wister registers nicelylikable hunk Danny, and Camille Sullivan does wellearnest and helpful marine biologist Arden, plus there are sturdy turns from Gwynyth Walshconcerned harbor master Barbara, Brent Straitgrizzled old drunk Ben, Gary Hudsonthe amiable Sheriff Jay McKenna, Brandon Jay McLarenthe easygoing Drew, and Roman Podhoraobnoxious antagonistic jerk Roy. The CGI effects are okay and the monsters look pretty cool. The sharp cinematography by Mahlon Todd Williams boasts plenty of gnarly creature POV shots. Chuck Cirino&#39;s energetic ominous score does the spirited shuddery trick. A really fun little flick.
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