Don't get me wrong, I had fun watching this film. But it is so "by the numbers" that it almost defies belief.
So...apartment block in winter, during blizzard, alien spider which grows at an impossible rate. Cue various gory deaths (but only of characters that deserve it) and a battle for survival using wits and whatever comes to hand. But the monster has a vital weakness which can be exploited.
In many ways, I felt like I was watching a 1950s B-movie. The plot was so generic, so predictable, so cliched, that it was like an old pair of comfortable slippers. And that is not always a bad thing.
So...apartment block in winter, during blizzard, alien spider which grows at an impossible rate. Cue various gory deaths (but only of characters that deserve it) and a battle for survival using wits and whatever comes to hand. But the monster has a vital weakness which can be exploited.
In many ways, I felt like I was watching a 1950s B-movie. The plot was so generic, so predictable, so cliched, that it was like an old pair of comfortable slippers. And that is not always a bad thing.