Review – Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep

Okay, just because you put a giant squid in a movie doesn’t make it the Kraken. This is especially true if the script goes from beginning to end without using the word “Kraken” once, instead identifying the monster as Scylla, and even then just to tie its appearance to a weird plot twist that pits the squid against anyone who tries to remove a valuable opal from the briny deep. The story is a flimsy combo of a male photographer out for some payback against the squid that ate his parents and a female scientist trying to save her academic reputation by finding the legendary squid gem. The script is dumb and the effects are cheap. Still, at least it was a sea monster. I’ve a weakness for sea monsters, even bad ones. Mildly amusing