The Seed Review: Vacation Horror Film Is Dark, Twisted & Poorly Written
Writer-director Sam Walker (Pool Shark) crafted an entertaining horror-comedy in The Seed. Sadly, some of his more indulgent attempts at comedy hang the cast out to dry. The cinematography is inviting and a step above the film itself as beautiful natural light cascades over the first two acts. The horror elements of The Seed are quirky and disgusting in the best way, leaving viewers in terrified anticipation as to what the monster actually is. Albeit a good-looking movie with a fascinating premise, The Seed is constantly being held hostage by its poorly written script.
Heather (Sophie Vavasseur) has an open house courtesy of her unknowing dad and decides to take her two best friends Diedre (Lucy Martin) and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge) for a weekend getaway. When a comet passes in the night, Charlotte and Heather are enamored by it while the self-absorbed Diedre is missing the once-in-a-lifetime experience to complain that her phone has no service. The comet makes a sharp turn and crash-lands on the property. At first, it resembles a huge piece of feces before it morphs into more of a turtle shape. By the next day the creature is capable of movement and now looks like an armadillo, according to the characters. Needless to say, they are freaked out and call for help in the form of the fifteen-year-old, pimple-faced gardener who offers to get rid of it if Charlotte kisses him.
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As soon as their lips lock, The Seed turns upside down. He attempts to fulfill his end of the bargain but instead runs away as fast as he can, leaving the women to wonder what happened and where is the little monster. All of a sudden, Diedre’s complaint about no cell
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