Within the Rock – Movie Review
First Reaction – Within the Rock fits the late-night horror 101 perfectly.
Director: Gary J Tunnicliffe
Writer: Gary J Tunnicliffe (Screenplay)
Cast
- Xander Berkeley (Candyman)
- Caroline Barclay (Species)
- Bradford Tatum (Down Periscope)
- Brian Krause (Deadly Justice)
- Barbara Patrick
Plot: A team of space miners sent to stop a moon’s collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.
Runtime: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Within the Rock starts when Dr Shaw (Barclay) leads a drilling team on a space mission. The space miners have been recruited to stop a moon collision with Earth. Ryan (Berkeley) leads the miners who have their own objectives for the mission.
However, the mission takes a strange turn when they make a surprise discovery within the drilling route. The crew come under attack from a hibernating creature which begins slaughtering them.
Verdict on Within the Rock
Recap
The movie follows a team of space miners who are assigned to stop a deadly encounter with Earth. They must destroy a moon bound collision before it is too late. However, their mission uncovers a deadly creature ready to feed on them.
Best Parts
The movie plays into the fears of global destruction and alien threat. It mixes the two well to give us a fun little creature feature. While the effects were good for the time of release, they have dated a bit more now.
Worst Parts
The movie has a great idea of mixing the apocalypse moment with an alien creature movie. However, it never feels like there is any form of urgency with the events. This holds it back from reaching the highest levels of an Alien or a disaster movie.
Final Thoughts – Within the Rock is a fun little late night movie.
