Seven friends head out to the summer house of one of their parents, unaware – of course – that the area is currently being terrorized by a bright green amphibious monster. "There's Nothing Out There" is supposedly a horror comedy and a spoof, but personally I can't say I noticed myself laughing a lot. The script, courtesy of debuting director Rolfe Kanefsky, is never really witty and observant but merely dull and derivative. The primary parody element of the film exists of a token guy who points out every possible cliché and stereotype linked to the horror situation they are in. For example, when the group requests some skinny- dipping teenagers to leave their holiday territory, the guy says something like: "What are you doing? They're ideal random murder victims and while they're being killing, we have additional time to get the hell out". Get it? Apparently this works sufficiently enough for most people, as the film has quite a large fan base, but personally I found it quite annoying. Even more annoying than the jokes were the incredibly high amount of hectic POV camera shots and the seven infantile main characters. They bicker the entire time and actually behave like the worst friends ever. They collectively lock up the nerd in the basement for a whole night and it takes them more than a full day to realize another couple has gone missing. The monster looks cheesy and ridiculously fires green rays from his eyes, but its killing rate is infuriatingly low. I also never heard about frogs being sensitive for shaving cream? The only horror moment worth mentioning is the amusing melting sequence. Other than that, "There's Nothing Out There" is pretty stupid and very forgettable.
Review of There's Nothing Out There
