Loch Ness Terror (2008)

James saw his father die before his eyes, devoured by the Loch Ness Monster. Now he has only one obsession: to exact his revenge, even if it means facing a ferocious, overpowering, and merciless beast…

Well… you have to be a fan of nanars… and that, alas, is not my case!
Having said that, I got carried away and thought I’d try and have a few laughs and put myself in the shoes of the people who go to movie parties, whose usefulness or pleasure I’ve never understood.

I tried to be open-minded. And if I hadn’t been, I would have just written: “1 star without hesitation!
If only the creatures could be as scary as they are on the covers of these films. And if only the actors were good. And if only the dialogue wasn’t ridiculous. And if only… Well… I’ll stop, otherwise I’ll still be here tomorrow!!!”

Personally, I didn’t hate it that much in the end! The story is far-fetched, of course, but the actors generally do quite well when they’re not being terribly badly directed.

Brian Krause plays James Murphy, the cryptozoologist hunter,
Niall Matter plays Josh, the owner of a bait shop and James’ guide,
Amber Borycki plays the girlfriend,
Carrie Genzel plays the local sheriff and Josh’s mother.

As for the late Don S. Davis played the sheriff’s deputy. This actor died the same year as the TV film.
Yet we saw him again in 2009, 2014 (in moments filmed during his lifetime) and even in 2017 in archive footage from Twin Peaks: The Return.

Serinda Swan is the only actress I knew here. She’s not in one of the main roles and we don’t see much of her. She’s not known for being in good films, but for being in films and on television. She was born in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her father, Scott Swan, is a Canadian theatre director and actor who runs a drama studio.

Serinda works with a number of charities, including the Somaly Mam Foundation, the United Nations Foundation Nothing But Nets, and Heifer International. She is the founding ambassador of Friends of Humanity, which describes itself as a not-for-profit organisation that works “with individuals, businesses, and humanitarian organisations for the good of humanity.”

An actress with very good charisma, but I’ve only seen her in bad stuff like Revenge Ride (2020) or really, really bad stuff like Creature (2011). Basically, I’m pleased to see her, but I know I’ve plunged into a film that’s highly unlikely to be a masterpiece. She was lucky enough to have the lead role in the Coroner series, but I’ve never seen it. She was a little less lucky in this film!

This film is even classified as a Z series, I believe. It’s not the worst of the genre.
The computer-generated images are often despicable, but they still work here. And when you see the monsters up close, they look like they were made in the 80s.

The film begins in Scotland, but the monsters move to Ashburn, on Lake Superior!
It’s the largest of North America’s Great Lakes, known for its stunning beauty and rich history.

The film is laughable at times for a variety of reasons: either it’s ultra badly made, badly acted, the humour in the film is really funny, or the direction tries too hard. In short, I still had a good time.