OCTOPUS (DVD Release USA 2000)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì 

Octopus starts with a promise of being a good thriller about an octopus due to the poster and title that support that supposition. Then, the movie begins as a spy movie. This creates confusion. When one settles in to watch a spy movie, the octopus is introduced. This seems more like a sidetrack from what the film was setting up to be despite the initial prep for the octopus to appear. It takes too long to get to the octopus and derails its audience. 

Storyline 

An unidentified creature attacks a submarine.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director John Eyres for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, and Trevor Short for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Roy Turner (Jay Harrington), Casper (Ravil Isyanov), Captain Jack Shaw (David Beecroft), Dr. Lisa Finch (Carolyn Lowery), Brickman (Ricco Ross), Henry Campbell (Jeff Nuttall), Salvanto (George Stanchey), Taylor (Martin McDougall), Captain Varitek (Vasil Banov), Helmsman (Nokilai Urumov), Dmitry (Krasi Vankov), Sonar Tech (Michael Elenov), Sara (Velislaya Stoyanova), and Maggie (Kristina Krasteva).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. It is what it is.

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Ben Meyers