For a horror/thriller movie called "The Rats", this one is almost as good as any could be. The plot is predictable and the dialog cheesy, which makes this 2002 film feel like it was written in the 1940s. Mädchen Amick's acting style reminds me of Jennifer Lopez'. The opening sequence, which alternates between a woman trying on clothes in a department store and a rat crawling through the walls, is not how the entire movie plays. In fact, the opening scene was the hardest part of the movie for me to sit through. Beyond the first rat-human encounter, the film is Indiana Jones-style fun without Spielberg quality. The Rats is by no means a perfect or thoughtful film, but the film is remarkably fun.
