The Thing (2011) | reviewed by: Jeremy Frost | October 21, 2011
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Interesting effects led to disgusting (albeit frightening) "Things". The acting was mediocre & similar stories have been told better before.
genre | Horror | Sci-Fi |
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synopsis | At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form. This is a prequel to the 1982 movie The Thing. |
lead actors | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Eric Christian Olsen | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Joel Edgerton | Ulrich Thomsen | Kim Bubbs | Jonathan Walker | Carsten Bjørnlund | Davetta Sherwood | Jørgen Langhelle | Jan Gunnar Røise | Kristofer Hivju | Maria De Nancuva | Dan Cristofori | Stefen Rollpiller |
director | Matthijs van Heijningen |