The Lair

The motion picture displays frantic action, suspense , terror with claustrophobic touches and is pretty entertaining . This is a gripping , exciting , high-octane nightmare of the worse scenario with terrible monsters stalking a soldiers team . Nail-bitIng science fiction/thriller picture that packs action-packed from start to finish . It deals with a Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk) who's shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons - half human, half alien - are awakened. Later on , she meets a group of isolated soldiers : Major Roy Finch (Jamie Bamber) , Sgt. Tom Hook (Jonathan Howard) , Sgt. Oswald Jones (Leon Ockenden) , Corp. Kip Wilks (Mark Strepan) , Trooper Vince Hughes (Harry Taurasi) , among others. Unlocked !. Unleashed !. When They Rise We Will Fall !.

Moving and extremely violent movie with plenty of chills , thrills , amazing makeup work , and resulting to be entertaining enough . Action movie told in terms of Afghan warfare in which a misfit and motley bunch formed by peculiar roles battle malicious and ominious supernatural forces . The plot is plain and simple, as an expert squadron has to confront extraterrestrial/human enemies and things go wrong , of course . As the screenwriter provided a well-knit plot with mystery and horror, giving full rein to Neil Marshall natural talent for the terror and action genre . The theme of people being stranded in a hostile, perilous environment with weird attackers creatures is justly reminiscent of former films , such as " Predator" by John McTiernan and "Dog Soldiers" by Neil Marshall himself . The film displays an acceptable and passable story, but it is neither notable nor extraordinary, just decent . We have already seen the story several times before and better told, it is full of cliches and already known as well as predictable situations . The ending part is particularly exciting and suspenseful , though it makes not great sense . The result is throughly violent but undenieably thrilling action movie with a decent cast headed by Charlotte Kirk (who produced and wrote as well) as the relentless , tough heroine . And Jamie Bamber as the official one-eyed, along with a remaining cast of not very well-known actors, such as : Jonathan Howard , Leon Ockenden , Harry Taurasi , Mark Strepan , Adam Bond , Alex Morgan , among others.

Containing a musical score fitting to action by composer Christopher Drake and appropriate cinematography by cameraman Luke Bryant . The motion picture was professionally written/directed by Neil Marshall with splendid visual style but with no originally because he has copied former films . Director Marshall fuses the fabulous imagination by means of several monsters and the irreverent wit and comic-book action. Neal Marshall is an expert on action , Sci-fi and terrror genre , such as : ¨Descent" , "Dog soldiers" , "Centurion" , "Doomsday", "Tales of Halloween¨, and ¨The reckoning¨ who also starred/produced Charlotte Kirk . And he has directed episodes of notorious TV series as ¨Constantine" , "Game of thrones", "Timeless", "Hannibal" , "Westworld", "Lost in space¨. Rating 5.5/10 . Passable and acceptable recounting.

It is exactly what I expected. You know that a lot of the soldiers are fodder. And. That is okay. Good action sequences. Great creature effects. Not sure why there are so many negative reviews. It's a great time killer. And. As long as you know what your in for. You'll like it. Paced nicely. Good character development. If you like monster movies with practical effects. You'll enjoy this. Turn your brain off, to some extent. Has a few jump moments. Nothing major. The actors did a good job with the material they were given. Would love to see the material expanded upon. A sequel or prequel would be nice.

But by his high standards, I think he would want to forget he directed this film. Having seen his The Descent(2005) and the rave reviews it got, I was excited to see this new offering. But Neil Marshall himself payed homage to movies like Alien, Aliens and Resident Evil in this one. The music is also derived from these. I was chuckling as I heard those familiar tunes from movies seen ages ago...

This movie is about a crash landed Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair(Charlotte Kirk), who steps into an underground facility when she is ambushed by rebels defending the area. Inside the underground facility she discovers the terrifying truth about a secret government experiment gone wrong. Afterward when she is rescued by an American task force she warns them about what she had seen but by then it is too late... Watch the film to see what happens next.

Only fans of Neil Marshall movies should see this. Other than that there is nothing worth mentioning about this one. Charlotte Kirk produced this film as well so I'm mystified as to how much was invested into the special-effects department. Obviously nothing went right for Neil. On top of this some lousy acting to boot from all involved. I won't be surprised if this movie ends up in public domain, free for all to watch. It's that bad.

Thanks for taking the time to read this review.

I was initially lured in by this 2022 action horror movie's cover/poster. Yeah, I am a sucker for creature features, so of course this movie caught my attention.

Sure, I hadn't heard about "The Lair" prior to getting to sit down and watch it, so I virtually had no idea what I was in for here, aside the creature's face showing on the cover/poster. But that was essentially also enough to get me interested.

Writers Charlotte Kirk and Neil Marshall put together a fairly okay movie here. I mean, it felt like a typical creature feature from the 1980s and 1990s, so if you enjoyed those kind of movies back in the day, then "The Lair" will prove entertaining for you. I enjoyed it actually for what it was, and it was like a trip down a nostalgic path. Sure, writers Charlotte Kirk and Neil Marshall weren't revolutionizing the horror genre with "The Lair", but they came up with an adequately enough movie that proved watchable and enjoyable for what it was.

The acting performances in the movie was good. I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but I will say that they actually put on good enough performances to carry the movie and make "The Lair" enjoyable.

Visually then "The Lair" was okay. The creature design was a bit too simplistic for my liking. And the fact that it was so painstakingly obvious just guys in rubber suits wasn't helping the movie. Sure, it felt like something from 1980s, but for a movie made it 2022, it was a bit too simplistic. Better effects would have lifted the movie up from the mediocre lane.

Watchable for what it was, "The Lair" proves enjoyable enough for a single viewing. And I do mean a single viewing, because there simply isn't enough meat on the bone here, pardon my French, to support more than a single viewing.

My rating of director Neil Marshall's 2022 action horror movie "The Lair" lands on a five out of ten stars.

The trailer was really misleading b/c a lot of the scenes went by too quickly. But when you actually watch this film, you realize it is really a low budget film. And that is a shame because it could've been a great blockbuster.

The story is pretty average and predictable, but that's alright as these type of films we're looking for action and scare. The lack of budget made it look a bit cheese feel which really ruined it right from the start. However, again if they could do it well in the trailer, I still think much of this is through the camera work.

What am I talking about? In some scenes of the monster close up, you can tell they spent a lot of money on the CGI and effects to make it look real, these are in the trailer. However, many scenes of the monster from afar, which are mostly action scenes, you can totally tell it is some guy in a cheap rubber suit. Yeah... it's that bad.

A lot of the explosion effects were really good, which again makes me wonder perhaps they spent the money in the wrong area of the film. Overall a good one time watch with friends but treat it like any other cheesy low budget B movie and you'll get a night of fun with your friends. Keep your expectations low.

5/10.