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Marty (Siobhan Aislinn) and her boyfriend Ger (Ger Boland) go on a tour
through the Irish forests to track down Am Fear Liath, also known as the
Grey Man - basically an originally Scottish version of Bigfoot
that somehow has also made it into Ireland. However, it soon becomes
apparent that the whole thing's nothing but a scam, and the two turn back
about halfway through - much to the distress of their tour guides Frec
(Mark Agar) and Paddy (Gary Swayne), who are really breathing on their
last, financially, and who know only footage of the real Grey Man could
save them. However, they don't have the equipment to pull such an
expedition through - Marty and Ger on the other hand have, so they suggest
a free-of-charge expedition to them to actually get the Grey Man on film.
This sounds like a great idea, until they're deep deep into the woods and
they actually hear noises of the creature to ward them off ... and then
Ger's gone, only to be found dead eventually. And enter Reinhold (Andy
Yule), a slightly psychotic Grey Man-hunter who has lost at least some of
his marvels spending too much time in the woods alone - but he claims he's
the only one who can save them, and given the evidence of Ger's mangled
body, our heroes even tend to believe him ... Bigfoot-movies
are pretty much a dime a dozen in the 2020s, with most following the
pretty familiar monster movie formula - however this one, while not
re-inventing the genre, is refreshingly different in putting the focus not
so much on the monster but on the monster that is man (and as a result,
the creature gets hardly any airtime), and its shift from light comedy in
the early scenes to tense thriller later on is not only a welcome
variation on things, it also is executed in a rather beautifully gradual
way. And a competent cast and beautiful locations captured to full effect
only help making this one pretty cool genre trip that's definitely worth a
look.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
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