Sunday 12 October 2014

Shlocktober Movie: Of Unknown Origin

Right this movie is pretty fucking awesome even if it does go a bit silly at times. Right you want the pitch here it is. Robocop vs a rat. Peter Weller plays a well to do Yuppie who's dream home is invaded buy a rat from hell. This thing outsmarts him at every fucking turn from chewing the check left for the exterminator to killing the cat that Weller keeps to get rid of the fucker. This movie becomes Moby Dick half way through as Wellers character Bart Hughes becomes obsessed with the creature researching all he can about rats when he should be completing a major business deal for his company. The stand out scene is the Dinner where for some reason Bart starts spouting facts about rats making everyone at the dinner table cringe.

Weller is awesome in this movie and is so likeable you feel bad when the rat destroys him emotionally and makes him wreck his home in an effort to kill the beast. The camera work is awesome having the POV of the rat as it goes through the house.

This movie isnt a total nail biter but it does make you wonder who'll come out on top man or beast. If you can check this movie out on the lead up to Halloween its awesome.


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