Review – Komodo

Remember when you were a kid and giant, man-eating lizards killed your parents and your dog? No? Well, neither does the young, amnesiac hero of this strange little tale. To help the boy confront his repressed trauma, his therapist takes him back to the scene of the crime, the family homestead on a small island off the coast of Florida. Unfortunately for the shrink, the boy, and half a dozen or so members of the supporting cast, the place is still infested with a cache of Komodo dragons. I guess it sort of goes without saying that things go badly for actors and CG lizards alike, especially when the protagonist starts having a Lord of the Flies moment. Considering that the bulk of the budget probably went into the monster effects, this didn’t turn out anywhere near as badly as it could have. Mildly amusing