Bigfoot: The Conspiracy

I have never watched a movie with so many bad actors in one flick. Maybe they were all selected so they could practice their skills. Despite this I still watch since I enjoy horror movies.

Oh man, this is a rough one. If you're wondering about the positive reviews here you'd be right to suspect they're authored by friends and family of cast and crew. There's no other explanation. 10 of 10? Get real!

One of the first signs that this might be a struggle was seeing that the director, Chris Simoes, was also the writer, and that he gave himself a plum acting role too. Jack of all trades, master of none. His acting chops were non-existent but they aren't even the worst here. That dishonor goes to Dave R. Watkins, who is as stiff and wooden as they come.

The writing is strictly amateur hour and the direction is no better. This is a tough slog.

Also worth a mention is the music. For whatever reason they insist on shoehorning in some extremely schlocky garage punk band's "greatest hits." I'll give them this - it fits right in with the quality of the production.

I'm not sure if these reviewers are shills or just unaware of how bad this movie really is. The writing is so bad that I almost thought they were writing this as a spoof. The acting is So bad that it makes my Jr. High role as The Scarecrow look like an academy award nominee.

A word consistently comes to mind when I watch this movie: restraint. Don't get me wrong-- I really enjoy the story, I think the acting and editing are great. But I have seen enough monster flicks in which the filmmaker just can't resist overselling and gratuitously showing their creature, which usually turns out to be embarrassing and distracting. Chris is a meticulous and thoughtful filmmaker who used the creature as a setpiece for a story that goes far beyond a simple humans vs monster saga. I LOVE the message about respecting nature, and humans remembering their place in it. I thought Dante was a believable, humble character, and it was refreshing to have a leading man with a heavy past, who wasn't the trendy miserable anti-hero. And-- when you DO see the monster-- he's pretty rad. 😊 Highly recommend.

If you are into this subject...you can tell the creators have some knowledge, or did their research. I am not going to critique the acting etc., like others...but rather I am mainly rating this because I enjoyed it ... and was a kind of cool storyline. I basically just started it and it held my attention throughout. I have watched quite a few videos etc., on the subject of Sasquatch, because I find it fascinating...and this was one of the ones I actually enjoyed. Worth the watch if you are into this kind of thing...maybe not so much if you are just looking for another thriller to watch...though you may still enjoy it.