If "Fair" is 6, and "Good" is 7, then "Fun" should be somewhere around 6.5 and that's what this is. It is completely over-the-top goofy, almost-but-just-shy-of roll-your-eyes unbelievable creature feature. The premise for someone somehow releasing this prehistoric beast back into humanity feels like a storyline straight from Primeval but it somehows remains fun to watch. I think maybe it remains fun because it's not "cheesy" yet no one takes their role so seriously as to come off as trying to make this "believable". Jason Statham was a good lead without having to resort to his "tough guy" persona and Rainn Wilson, his counterpart as the sort of "I want it all and I have the money to get what I want" antagonist, was also just snotty enough to come across perfectly without playing his part too strong. Although the scenes featuring both characters weren't frequent, the scenes where both characters were involved in a casual butting of heads always came off as very believable: no yelling, no threatening, no bullying, no intimidating, etc. Just two guys trying to do what (in their estimation) needed to be done, albeit for very different reasons. Great cast that included several familiar faces, in addition to both Wilson and Statham. There were (IMO) a handful of scenes that were a wee bit too cheesy and could've been left out: the wedding on the cruise ship, the shrieking bride, the silly little Shitzu dog that decided - for no obvious reason whatsoever - to take a lonnnnnng swim straight out into the middle of the ocean, the "beach ball" scene, etc. But all in all, this was just a fun "creature feature" to sit back and enjoy. Yes, there were a couple of jump scares but by and large, this wasn't a "horror" or even a "scary" movie by any stretch. Just good clean fun where it came across as several quality actors just having fun filling the roles. Nothing wooden, nothing hyper-emotional, nothing overly dramatic...This was just a good fun movie. Goofy, yes. Unbelievable, certainly. But still fun. I recommend getting a big tub of hot buttered popcorn, some soda, and just kicking your heels up for a coupl'a hours and enjoying this one.
Review by ShubesBlockedParent2024-01-03T03:55:50Z
If "Fair" is 6, and "Good" is 7, then "Fun" should be somewhere around 6.5 and that's what this is. It is completely over-the-top goofy, almost-but-just-shy-of roll-your-eyes unbelievable creature feature. The premise for someone somehow releasing this prehistoric beast back into humanity feels like a storyline straight from Primeval but it somehows remains fun to watch. I think maybe it remains fun because it's not "cheesy" yet no one takes their role so seriously as to come off as trying to make this "believable". Jason Statham was a good lead without having to resort to his "tough guy" persona and Rainn Wilson, his counterpart as the sort of "I want it all and I have the money to get what I want" antagonist, was also just snotty enough to come across perfectly without playing his part too strong. Although the scenes featuring both characters weren't frequent, the scenes where both characters were involved in a casual butting of heads always came off as very believable: no yelling, no threatening, no bullying, no intimidating, etc. Just two guys trying to do what (in their estimation) needed to be done, albeit for very different reasons. Great cast that included several familiar faces, in addition to both Wilson and Statham. There were (IMO) a handful of scenes that were a wee bit too cheesy and could've been left out: the wedding on the cruise ship, the shrieking bride, the silly little Shitzu dog that decided - for no obvious reason whatsoever - to take a lonnnnnng swim straight out into the middle of the ocean, the "beach ball" scene, etc. But all in all, this was just a fun "creature feature" to sit back and enjoy. Yes, there were a couple of jump scares but by and large, this wasn't a "horror" or even a "scary" movie by any stretch. Just good clean fun where it came across as several quality actors just having fun filling the roles. Nothing wooden, nothing hyper-emotional, nothing overly dramatic...This was just a good fun movie. Goofy, yes. Unbelievable, certainly. But still fun. I recommend getting a big tub of hot buttered popcorn, some soda, and just kicking your heels up for a coupl'a hours and enjoying this one.