Unnatural (2015)

Unnatural: Directed by Hank Braxtan. With James Remar, Sherilyn Fenn, Ron Carlson, Graham Greene. A morally ambiguous corporation experiments with genetic modification resulting in the creation of a man hunting creature. When it escapes, a group of unsuspecting cabin dwellers become its prey in a horrifying game of cat and mouse.

“Will admit having low expectations before seeing u0026#39;Unnaturalu0026#39;, with a concept that sounded mildly intriguing but also incredibly silly and like so many other low-budget creature films seen. That there were actors who have been good in other things involved sparked some interest. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are certainly far worse films, in terms of creature films and overall, than u0026#39;Unnaturalu0026#39; and there were a few redeeming merits that saved it from being unwatchable that were sadly outweighed by the numerous things done wrong and to such a big extent. u0026#39;Unnaturalu0026#39; is still not a good film though and was more or less what was expected before watching. Unnatural, as much as it saddens me to say it, sums it up very well. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJames Remar and Sherilyn Fenn do well in their roles, and although they are not in the film anywhere long enough Grahame Greene and especially Ray Wise do more than reasonably with what they had. Generally the acting and their chemistry made u0026#39;Unnaturalu0026#39; a better film than the disaster that it could easily have been.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe scenery is also lovely and atmospheric and for low budget there has been far more amateurish photography than here. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, the bear looks absolutely terrible, very cheap-looking and goofy. It does affect is impact on screen, which it doesnu0026#39;t leave much, there is not much menace here or even unintentional humour, just there for the sake of it bland. The dialogue is utter gibberish and truly juvenile and unnatural.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNothing thrilling, tense, suspenseful, emotionally investable or fun about the story. The predictability may have been forgivable if the film was actually engaging let alone exciting but it fails to be either throughout, and instead ruined by draggy and sometimes unnecessary padding, ridiculousness and ideas that didnu0026#39;t belong and just muddled the filmu0026#39;s tone and intent. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDidnu0026#39;t find myself rooting for or liking any of the characters that much, despite the actorsu0026#39; best efforts. The direction is pretty leaden.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, not irredeemable but not good. 3/10 Bethany Cox”