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With Danny (Joseph Almani) and Gwen's (Karlee Eldridge) relationship on
the rocks, he has moved in with his uncle Bill (Michael Paré) in the
middle of nowhere, helping him fixing a vintage car. He has Gwen come over
for a rekindling of what they've had, but all that leads to is her getting
away with an earthworm that has bitten Bill for examination. Dr. Wu
(Gar-Ye Lee) who examines the worm though is shocked by what she's shown,
as the worm's not only bigger than it ought to be by tenfolds, it's also
wildly toxic. Gwen tries to call Danny to tell him just that, but when she
does, he doesn't answer ... and it's much too late anyways, as by now an
earthquake has made the vintage car they've been working on come down on
uncle bill and crush his head while at the same time catching Danny's legs
under its weight. Now that's bad, apparently, and what's worse is that
Danny's phone is dying - but what's really bad is, there are more giant
earthworms in the garage, and they're even bigger in size than the first
one ... A nice throwback to the B creature features of the
1950s as well as the 80s, this one has it all from practical effects to a
remote main location to gruesomeness to a certain obsession with guns
(alien at least to Europeans like me). But that's not to say the film's
just trying to be an hommage, the theme is really just a framework for a
character-driven, claustrophobic story that does have more to offer than
just monster action, and a very solid ensemble cast, aided by a subtle
directorial effort, bring this to life quite beautifully, making it pretty
good genre entertainment.
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