Infested is a decent enough infestation movie. The usual routine of someone buying something they shouldn't, it getting loose, somehow multiplying endlessly, and every generation growing to ridiculous size for... reasons.
Not exactly anything new or groundbreaking. But overall still an enjoyable watch.
The characters are believable. They feel real, like people, with their own pasts and problems, dealing with an impossible situation. They have their ups and downs, and overall act mostly as you'd expect someone in a blind panic to act. Not always making the best choices, but also not constantly doing the stupidest things possible. Sure, there's a number of "let's do X because the plot needs to advance" that we see in most monster movies. But overall it's nowhere as obnoxious as we usually see.
The main characters draw you in, while all the extras an side characters play their roles, as minor as they are.
The CGI is quite good. The spiders are believable (ignoring the fact that an inch long spider somehow ends up spawning offspring the size of a stove, lol). But overall, the special effects work wonderfully, and the lighting and camera work help make the movie properly creepy when needed and give the action sequences the right amount of kick. And best of all, despite the movie being in a badly lit building, they do a great job of still having enough light so that everything is clearly visible. You're not left looking at black on black on dark on shadow like so many of these movies end up doing.
Then there's the cops, who are quite believable if you've ever lived in such a community. They don't care. They will happily accuse people without cause and beat innocent civilians because they can. Like typical cops in a low income area tend to do. And it does a great job of giving you the message of who's the real monsters.
Overall, this is a great way to spend a dark evening.
Not exactly anything new or groundbreaking. But overall still an enjoyable watch.
The characters are believable. They feel real, like people, with their own pasts and problems, dealing with an impossible situation. They have their ups and downs, and overall act mostly as you'd expect someone in a blind panic to act. Not always making the best choices, but also not constantly doing the stupidest things possible. Sure, there's a number of "let's do X because the plot needs to advance" that we see in most monster movies. But overall it's nowhere as obnoxious as we usually see.
The main characters draw you in, while all the extras an side characters play their roles, as minor as they are.
The CGI is quite good. The spiders are believable (ignoring the fact that an inch long spider somehow ends up spawning offspring the size of a stove, lol). But overall, the special effects work wonderfully, and the lighting and camera work help make the movie properly creepy when needed and give the action sequences the right amount of kick. And best of all, despite the movie being in a badly lit building, they do a great job of still having enough light so that everything is clearly visible. You're not left looking at black on black on dark on shadow like so many of these movies end up doing.
Then there's the cops, who are quite believable if you've ever lived in such a community. They don't care. They will happily accuse people without cause and beat innocent civilians because they can. Like typical cops in a low income area tend to do. And it does a great job of giving you the message of who's the real monsters.
Overall, this is a great way to spend a dark evening.