Review of The Thaw (2009) by Abb J — 21 Sep 2015
The Thaw: The Thing meets The Andromeda Strain with a healthy dose of realism in this low budget horror flick set in the Canadian Arctic, where scientist Val Kilmer (in a heavily phoned in performance) and team discover a newly-thawed woolly mammoth filled with newly-thawed deadly parasites.
The pros: a surprisingly realistic (at first, at least) plot, a bleak setting and simple but effective special effects. The cons: weak acting, predictable characters and continuity problems - the parasites kill some bad actors instantly, while others seems to (frustratingly) linger forever.
Your skin will be crawling by the time the credits role. B-.
This review of The Thaw (2009) was written by Abb J on 21 Sep 2015.
The Thaw has generally received mixed reviews.
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