Tom Newman (Peter Weller), his new wife Amy (Bridget Moynahan), his daughter Jessica (Carly Schroeder) and his son David (Connor Dowds) are traveling to Africa for a holiday. While Tom is supervising the new damn being build there. Jessica really hates his new stepmother, while Amy tries her best to have a relationship with her stepdaughter. Tom thinks that his wife and his two kids will have a great time, if they went on a tour to see Wild-Life Animals in off-road. Since Tom can't go with them, because he's on business. Once they left on the tour, the driver (Marius Roberts) of the tour thinks they will see on action on the off-off road. But when they stopped in the middle of nowhere, since David needs to go in the bathroom. They find themselves stalked and hunted by Lions. Since they killed the driver, they are stuck there and they can't leave... because the driver took the keys with him. Now Tom finds out that his family haven't come back and also he fears that his family are in danger. Since Park Rangers and Search & Rescue can't find them. Tom decides to hired an tough hunter Connor (Jamie Barlett), who knows his way in the land of Arfica. Now Amy and the two kids are trying to stay alive to defending themselves in the Jeep before it's gets worse.
Directed by Darrell Roodt ("Cry, The Beloved Country-1995", "Dangerous Ground", "Sarafina!") made an watchable, modestly entertaining horror thriller suffers from a been there, done that script. The film is somewhat laughable in the first act at times, especially in some tense moments. Jessica character played by Schroeder does gets in your nerves at first but she improves, once you get to know her. Moynahan and Weller gives fairly good performances in this uninspired but technically well made movie.
DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an good Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD doesn't have any features at all. Roodt certainly does gives tribute to horror films like "Cujo" and "The Pact" Which it certainly makes me remember of these better horror movies. This picture was made for theatrical release for the U.S. but it got release to Direct to DVD instead. It was probably due of the script of the movie didn't seen commercial enough for "The Weinstein Company". "Prey" isn't a total failure. It does have its moments and i thought the ending was great. CGI Blood gets to be a bit much, since the premise has a realistic setting. It's a well made horror film that certainly fun to watch around Holloween time. The Screenplay by Beau Bauman, director Roodt, and Jeff Wadlow (Cry_Wolf) could have been better if it had more originality and less clichés that usual. Close but no cigar. Super 35. (*** 1/2 out of *****).
Directed by Darrell Roodt ("Cry, The Beloved Country-1995", "Dangerous Ground", "Sarafina!") made an watchable, modestly entertaining horror thriller suffers from a been there, done that script. The film is somewhat laughable in the first act at times, especially in some tense moments. Jessica character played by Schroeder does gets in your nerves at first but she improves, once you get to know her. Moynahan and Weller gives fairly good performances in this uninspired but technically well made movie.
DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an good Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD doesn't have any features at all. Roodt certainly does gives tribute to horror films like "Cujo" and "The Pact" Which it certainly makes me remember of these better horror movies. This picture was made for theatrical release for the U.S. but it got release to Direct to DVD instead. It was probably due of the script of the movie didn't seen commercial enough for "The Weinstein Company". "Prey" isn't a total failure. It does have its moments and i thought the ending was great. CGI Blood gets to be a bit much, since the premise has a realistic setting. It's a well made horror film that certainly fun to watch around Holloween time. The Screenplay by Beau Bauman, director Roodt, and Jeff Wadlow (Cry_Wolf) could have been better if it had more originality and less clichés that usual. Close but no cigar. Super 35. (*** 1/2 out of *****).