Gotta love Brian Krause! He's an actor that makes movies we actually want to see. Anyway...Brian Krause, not as a wedding coordinator, nor a novelist, nor a bakery chef, nor an advertising exec...nope, you can go find those on Hallmark. In today's film he plays a cryptozoologist with a vendetta. Yes! I should also say...he plays a real man! Not a man who cooks and serves baguettes with his meals...nope! He carries Russian made secret weapons, has a scar, and swears revenge on the monster that ate his kinfolk many years ago. Today we look at 2008's "Beyond Loch Ness," directed by Paul Ziller.
Young James, on the banks of Loch Ness, sees Nessie emerge from the depths and eat his dad and uncles. Happens. Now as an adult, he searches for the elusive monster. With a cache of neat weapons in tow, he shows up on the banks of Lake Superior because a crazy old man, Sean (Donnelly Rhodes), read his blog and wrote him that Nessie was there. Oh no, Nessie eats Sean...but James (Krause) shows up anyway. He befriends a young man named Josh (Niall Matter). Josh has just broken up with the very sweet Zoe (Amber Borycki), who is now dating a real idiot, Brody (Sebastian Stewart). Okay, with SONAR devices, James confirms Nessie's presence. Now Nessie is getting aggressive and eating the locals. Uh oh, Zoe, Chad, and two buddies (which include the sultry Serinda Swan) go to a remote island for pre-marital sex, marijuana, and alcohol.
Nessie continues going through locals like crap through a goose. Josh' mom, Karen (Carrie Genzel), is the hot police chief. Now she starts investigating cases of half-eaten locals. Soon James, Josh, and Karen team up to find Nessie. Oh yes, and this is traumatic, Serinda Swan gets her head bitten off (by the Nessie, of course). With Josh' ex-GF in peril, he mans up for a rescue mission. Karen and James go along with some nice weapons, for a hunting mission. Surprises are in store. Nessie isn't their only worry...you may see this plot twist from a mile away. A major war will take place and mankind's survival hangs in the balance! Okay, maybe I'm overstating the problem at hand, just a bit.
Will Josh get Zoe back? Will the salty and slightly deranged James land him a police chief babe? Will the feds come down on Karen and James for violating the Federal Endangered Species Act? There is a lot of gore in this one. Mr. Krause turns in a classic performance as an Ahab like figure, complete with a scar on his face. For some good monster fare, with plenty of beef and cheese, see "Beyond Loch Ness."
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