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Komodo

Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

On Emerald Island, you are at the bottom of the food chain.

On an island off the Florida, USA, coast, something has lay hidden, waiting for the chance to strike. One family is missing and the lone survivor, young Patrick (Kevin Zegers) is so shocked he is unable to describe the terrible events. Now, psychologist Victoria Juno (Jill Hennessy) will uncover the truth by going back to the nightmare. But the last thing she ever expected was that the nightmare was real.

Persons of interest

Jill Hennessy .... Victoria the Shrink
Billy Burke .... Oates
Kevin Zegers .... Patrick Connally
Paul Gleeson .... Denby
Nina Landis .... Annie
Michael Edward-Stevens .... Martin Gris
Simon Westaway .... Bracken
Bruce Hughes .... Mr Connally
Jane Conroy .... Mrs Connally
Melissa Jaffer .... Patrick's Grandmother
Brian McDermott .... Sheriff Gordon
Hans Bauer .... Screenwriter
Craig Mitchell .... Screenwriter
Michael Lantieri .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Studios and distributors:

Hollywood Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

A B-grade, "giant animal terrorises innocent family while evil corporation looks on" horror flick, made in Queensland. Perhaps the last part of that sentence was a tad tautological, Queensland has never been accused of being a fount of culture.

Anyway, Komodo has some alarming flaws to go with its clichés.

Why was the guy transporting endangered species and their eggs to Northern Carolina (somewhere on the Atlantic coast of the USA)?
Why did he then throw out part of his cargo?
Why did they park the car 50 metres from the house when they could easily drive up to the doorstep?
Why would the police charge the biologist with murder when there's no body, no evidence, no witnesses and no motive? Even an armchair lawyer could get him off that rap.
Why would a practising biologist happen to also be a qualified helicopter pilot?

Apart from these considerations, however, Komodo will find a few fans in the horror audience, if only because of its occasional schlock value. Kevin Zegers has a future in film, coming across as somewhere between a young Christian Slater and an early Brad Renfro. He also looks good with his shirt off.