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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Pretty Good

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Admirable film.

The oversized antagonist of this run of the mill creature feature isn't a bad specimen and definitely looks like something out of the River Monsters alumni, not too far beyond realistic proportions. But that's about all I can praise in this otherwise irritating labour as six high school seniors try to stay afloat a sinking row boat as they're stalked by the voracious lake monster whilst tensions amongst the group threaten their survival.Most of the characters are clichés (the nerd, the jock, the outsider) and some are plainly irritating, not to mention uneven as the plot meanders from one fatality to the next. It doesn't take long for this lemon to lose its zest, the brittle relationships deteriorating into ridiculous scenarios that accelerate the attrition rate beyond I'm sure even the appetite of the assailant. Aside from the abysmal acting and puerile dialogue, the key weakness in the plot is the fact that the riverbank is clearly visible in almost every shot, yet despite their obvious proximity to shore, these directionless debutantes never seem to get any closer to it. Had they been depicted further from land in a vast lake, the situation would've been more believable. Unlike the typical monster movie, there's a rather morbid conclusion to this aimless outing, though it doesn't necessarily redeem the previous 80-minutes which even by B-movie standards is pretty mediocre.

Six high school friends take a trip to the remote area of Black Lake to celebrate their last big time together before going their separate ways following graduation. Things go nightmarishly awry after the teens find themselves stranded on a lake in a rowboat with a giant man-eating fish that intends to devour all of them.While the bleak script by Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith makes a valid and provocative point about how easily the fragile bonds of friendship and loyalty are shattered when it comes to survival, this potentially powerful theme alas losses its substantial emotional resonance and most of its necessary tension due to the fact that the characters are universally dumb, hateful, and unappealing: One quite simply doesn't care if any of these grating bozos manages to emerge from this harrowing ordeal alive and intact, which in turn makes it impossible to be remotely concerned about their well being throughout. Worse yet, the acting from the young folks is mediocre at best, with only veteran character actor Mark Margolis managing to keep his dignity as crusty old cuss Mr. Parks. Although director Larry Fessenden deserves some praise for using funky old school practical f/x over cheesy CGI, delivers a few nice bits of gore, maintains a pull-no-punches grim tone to the literal bitter end, and even generates a modicum of suspense at times, he unfortunately can't surmount the fundamental problem that these despicable adolescents all basically deserve to be fish food.

A gaggle of teenagers who've just graduated high school go on a rural excursion together before they all head their separate ways. They end up on a boat, on a lake, and at least one of their number, Johnny (Daniel Zovatto), seems to know the score. He's heard "legends" regarding the place. As it turns out, this dumb bunch ends up stranded on the boat - which develops leaks - and franticly trying to make it to shore when a goofy monster fish shows up and, every so often, gobbles up one of them.It's a shame, really. You expect more from writer / director / editor Larry Fessenden ("Habit", "Wendigo") than this kind of cheese ball entertainment. It seems as if he's trying to rise it above most of the efforts in this genre by ruminating on the idea of the depths to which people will sink when it comes to saving their own worthless lives. How much does friendship and family count for in such a situation?Negating whatever honest intentions Fessenden may have had is the fact that this is one truly despicable bunch of jerks. This is the kind of movie where you root for the monster, by default, to eat everybody because there's not one human character on hand that's tolerable. Zeke (Griffin Newman) is one of the worst because he's a walking cliché: the kind of film geek / aspiring filmmaker who stubbornly insists on filming everything, the kind of guy who drives this viewer right up the wall.The acting is pretty bad from most everybody concerned, which doesn't help matters. The young cast is amateurish, with just one old pro present: veteran character actor Mark Margolis ("Pi", 'Breaking Bad'), who has just two scenes.The design for the monster fish is, as was said, rather goofy, but the visual effects are better than one might expect; the fish actually feels like a physical presence in the movie. And there is a smattering of amusing gore throughout.This isn't one that this viewer would really recommend, unless you have a high tolerance for bad writing and bad acting.Four out of 10.

Just watched it and I thoroughly enjoyed this B rate horror film. Surprisingly the actors were very good, no bad actors in here. The only fault is the fish which is like rubber floating. Other than that the atmosphere, the story, the acting were all surprisingly fantastic. The story is pretty horrible and intense. Some actions may be nonsensical, but I like the ending. No one is truly good, the only one who was good also ended up with a bad ending. The worst of the lot deserved his comeuppance. I am satisfied with the ending.Overall, this is an A effort for a B movie. Better budget, more famous actors with better CGI and this movie may actually be box office material.