GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Leofwine_draca SHE CREATURE is one in a handful of remakes of '50s B-movies released under the Creature Features banner. The results are a mixed bag, ranging from the execrable (TEENAGE CAVEMAN) to the merely bad (EARTH VS. THE SPIDER). SHE CREATURE falls into the latter camp, which is a shame as it has the potential to be a genuinely good modern B-movie. The problems are those that frequently occur in the low budget television movie genre: poor direction and a lack of focus in the plot; limited funds available for locations (much of the film takes place on one single set); clichés (monster-vision shown with jerky camera-work and a red filter, a last-reel critter looking much like the queen from ALIENS) and a somewhat derivative script.There are pluses, of course, and the casting alone is a highlight of the film. Rufus Sewell is one of my favourite leading men when he has the chance to be, and he acquits himself well here. Carla Gugino brings warmth and integrity to her role, as well as a very good accent, and she's by far the best thing in the production. Reno Wilson makes for a very imposing zombie in some early moments as well. There are also lots of frustrated plot elements that COULD have been good: the heroine's psychic link with the creature; the twist ending; the character motivations. In the end, little is done with these and the film becomes a run-of-the-mill monster-on-the-loose yarn, benefiting from some Stan Winston CGI effects but lacking in any originality whatsoever. There's virtually no gore or action to enjoy and while the titular mermaid makes for quite an alluring character, SHE CREATURE is an example of wasted opportunity.

ctomvelu1 Surprisingly effective TV movie set in the early 1900s about an Irish carny couple (Gugino and Sewell) who steal an imprisoned mermaid (Kihlstedt) with plans to put her on display in America. But the trip over proves deadly to just about all, as this stunningly beautiful mermaid is not what she appears to be. The acting is topnotch for a TV movie, and the claustrophobic atmosphere aboard ship (it's the Marie Celese, folks!) is scary at times. This is no "Little Mermaid" type fantasy, but a bloody good horror movie with surrealistic overtones. Kihlstedt as the mermaid is incredibly sexy and terrifying at the same time. The doomed ship with its supernatural presence aboard is right out of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. And anyone who is familiar with the sirens in Greek mythology will know where this is ultimately going. A very intense and nightmarish horror flick whose subtitle, SHE CREATURE, is a nod to a schlocky 1950s monster movie of the same name. For you guys who might be tempted to turn this off, thinking it's a chick flick in disguise, be aware that Kihlstedt is naked throughout, and Gugino, who is no slouch in the sex appeal department, has a sweaty, noisy roll in the hay with Sewell halfway through. Lucky Rufus. For that matter, Kihlstedt and Gugino share their very own intimate moment.

Michael_Elliott She Creature (2001) * (out of 4) Sam Arkoff remade several of his early cult classics but this has very little to do with the original 1956 film. Carnival owners discover a mermaid and bring her to America to show off and make some quick cash but it turns out this mermaid is a little crazy. This film has some gore, nudity and sexuality but none of that equals a good movie. This thing is pretty slow from start to finish, although a couple neat ideas are brought up but nothing ever gets done with them. The performances are all weak, the story all over the place and I'm really not sure there was any director working on this picture. The original film was pretty bad but this thing is worthless.

lordzedd-3 First of all the tail is all wrong. The stories I heard the tail looks nothing like that. Plus, I never heard of Sirens diving into the sea and becoming Mermids. That's just idiotic. Next, what the hell is a Lair? Other then something bad guy uses in hide in. I liked the topless angel, that was the only thing they got right. But I am not convinced that Mermaids (if they exist) are out to kill Sailors, that's the Siren game not mermaids. If you want to see a better movie about mermaids that get the tail right and don't make them into killer monsters, then check out MERMAIDS, and SPLASH. I give SHE-CREATURE...4 STARS for creature effects alone.