Review of Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006) by Ken L — 06 Apr 2010

This was a mildly diverting film. Staring Charlie O'Conner of Slider fame and Christina Campbell. One reason for such a high rating is her strong feminist example role model of strong take charge woman leading scientist character.

She's here nearing her long sought artifact of a golden Greek battle mask when Ray Reiter shows up as a deep sea photographer and to deal with the Kraken as well which has been his lifelong interest scince his parents were snatched from him by it as a child in these same waters.

The Kraken is there according to legend to guard a giant great and powerful magic saphire lying in the same trove. His added protection and assistance is doubly fruituitus from the potentially even greater threat of the Greek mob boss under pain of death orders to retrieve the mask that was once for many generations the most treasured of family heirlooms.

The whole idea is to get it and the sapphire if there really is such a thing away from the Kraken and past the mob boss alive and in one piece. The mobster is one dimentionally unrelenting and predictible in his pursuit but how it all comes out between him and the Kraken is full of many surprising twists and turns.

Much of the fx looks like it could have been done better on a home computer. The stuntwork looked abysmal from time to time. But the cinematography seemed OK. The acting was natural and fluid enough, even the villan's overwrought evilness.

Laughed at rather than with it on several occasions, sometimes quite enjoyably. Remember nothing of the music which may or may not be either a good or a bad sign.