Review of Slither (2006) by Juliankennedy23 — 25 Oct 2014

Slither: 7 out of 10: Nathan Fillion needs to get more big screen work. He was the captain on Firefly (and its big screen spin-off Serenity) and he brings that same laconic dry humored character to Slither. He is the talented center of an enjoyable romp.

Slither consists of way to many timeworn cliché's to list here but in general it is an eighties style creature feature. What sets it apart from is brethren is a top notch cast, (Michael Rooker and Tania Saulnier both put in excellent turns), great special effects, (a minimum of bad CGI and a lot of good make-up effects) and a generally funny script.

The only problem with the movie (outside of a tendency to overplay the campy) is that is eminently forgettable. Unlike recent straight horror films such as Saw or Hostel or even recent horror/comedy hybrids such as Shaun of the Dead, Slither doesn't have a single original thought or scene in its pretty little head.

It's like that girl you dated in college that was pretty good looking but boring in and out of the sack. (No I can't remember her name either.) I have to concentrate to recall even a couple of scenes from Slither and heck I just watched the thing. I can remember about every scene from American Werewolf in London and I haven't seen that in many moons (Please pardon the lame stretch for a pun.) One critic called it empty calories and I couldn't agree more. No doubt it is a good time for horror and action fans just don't expect any lasting impression.