A send up of the old school Gory monster movie, that is absolutely amazing and an utter surprise. If you like the genre, you'll truly enjoy this flick

Oh dear. This cheap and cheerful rubbery monster movie gets on with its story right away; there's no waiting around for exposition or set-up as the action begins from the outset. Unfortunately, the ensuing action is anything but fun. Instead it's silly, sometimes downright stupid, often completely clichéd and always utterly predictable. This is the same type of 'survivors under siege' scenario that Hollywood's been churning out since, well, forever, and there's absolutely nothing you haven't seen before aside from some truly grotesque humour.

The film lost me early on with the ridiculous character introductions, obviously created by a couple of writers who think they're hip and modern when in fact they're merely 'try hards'. The characters are dumb and offensive, and after that quick introduction there's zero plot development that hasn't already taken place in previous 'siege' flicks like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. The rubbery monsters are anything but scary and John Gulager (son of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD's Clu) displays little ability other than aiming for the lowest common denominator every time.

What's amazing is that there are actually recognisable actors here, not least Clu Gulager as the bartender. TV actor Balthazar Getty bags a leading role, cult star Jason Mewes has a brief cameo and Henry Rollins (WRONG TURN 2) plays an objectionable character. None of them can do much with the stock dialogue they're handed and still less their one-dimensional types which must have looked one-dimensional on page, let alone screen. Unbelievably, two sequels followed, while Gulager and his writing team progressed to making PIRANHA 3DD. I can't say I'm in a hurry to watch any of those

Various people are spending a regular night at a low life bar. Hero (Eric Dane) comes in totting a shotgun warning of a monster. He is killed right away. His wife Heroine (Navi Rawat) tries to organize the people in a defense. Tuffy (Krista Allen) is Cody's mom. Jason Mewes gets his face ripped off. There are Bozo (Balthazar Getty),Coach (Henry Rollins),Beer Guy (Judah Friedlander),Hot Wheels (Josh Zuckerman),waitress Honey Pie (Jenny Wade),Drunk Girl (Chauntae Davis),and Harley Mom (Diane Ayala Goldner).

This puts a bunch of standard characters in a standard horror situation. It's quite deliberate and somewhat effective. It has a few comedic scenes that kinda works. It's not a masterpiece but horror fans will get something out of this striped-down indie.