Prey

~ Movie Review ~

Prey
You've probably never heard of this movie. We happened to see it on a shelf in Blockbuster, and thought it might be worth checking out.

We were wrong.

Something about this movie annoyed me from the very beginning. The plot is pretty simple: Tom, a divorced father of two, marries Amy - a much younger woman. The newlywed couple and the kids go to Africa, where Tom works as an engineer on a dam (or something like that). While he's off doing his job, Amy and the kids go on a safari tour to see some of the local wildlife, in the hope that the kids will bond with their new step-mother. Tom's teenage daughter, Jessica, never even tries to hide her dislike for Amy. When the driver takes them off-road to search for more interesting wildlife, the safari goes from bad to worse. Tom's son, David, has to take a bathroom break, so the driver gets out of the vehicle and keeps a lookout for wild animals, and David goes behind a bush. They are almost immediately attacked by lions. David makes it back to the vehicle, but the driver is predictably eaten in a rather gruesome manner. Unfortunately, the driver had the keys. Trapped and alone, Amy and the kids try to survive with only half a bottle of water. But the lions aren't going anywhere.

Tom hires a local hunter to try and track his family down, because the local rangers (and helicopters) aren't doing a good enough job. Meanwhile, Amy and the kids spot the keys on the ground, grab them, and drive off at a ridiculous speed. You'd think this woman was never behind the wheel of a car before, and she crashes in a matter of minutes. So, once again they are stranded. The lions follow them, and attack again. Anyone who knows even a little about lions can spot the many unrealistic scenes in this movie. And Jessica's constant screaming really gets on your nerves. The best way to describe this movie is to picture "Cujo", but with lions instead of a rabid dog.

Starring : Jamie Bartlett, Conner Dowds, Bridget Moynahan, Marius Roberts, Carly Schroeder, and Peter Weller.

I give this movie 1 out of 5 stars. *

~*Quote of the day*~

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

Will Cuppy

~*Word of the day*~

Shi (Japanese)

Meaning: Four

Currently Listening to... "Shackled" - Vertical Horizon