Jackson's eerie, rousing, flavorsome score all further enhance the overall sound quality of this nifty little shocker. The engaging main characters, Jon Joffin's polished cinematography, a nice soundtrack of pleasant pop-rock songs, the breathtaking sylvan scenery, and Corey A. Vincent effortlessly carries the picture with her excellent and affecting portrayal of the touchingly tragic heroine she receives fine support from Dominic Zamprogna as her concerned, likable boyfriend Justin Rawley, Greg Kean as friendly fellow ranger Rick Bailey, and Eric Schweig as wise college professor Joseph Riverwind. Cannell which adds a welcome and refreshing element of poignancy to the story. Better still, there's a thoughtful aspect to the script by Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas E. Monroe maintains a steady pace throughout, effectively creates a spooky and gloomy atmosphere, and piles on the nasty gore during the brutal kill scenes. Claire (a strong and sympathetic performance by the lovely Cerina Vincent of "Cabin Fever"), whose grief and guilt over the recent untimely death of her best gal pal Julie Cassidy (a winningly perky turn by Miranda Frigon) attracts the evil beast's sadistic attention. It stalks and torments troubled forest ranger Danielle St.
Title (Brazil): "À Espera do Mal" ("Waiting for the Evil")Īn ancient lethal and powerful humanoid creature (Matt Jordan in a gnarly monster suit) of local Native American legend gets freed from its mountainside cave prison and goes on a bloody rampage in the woods. Cerina Vincent is extremely sexy and has a good performance, attracting the creature not because of her beauty but her pain and misery for the loss of her close friend. Further, the demon is a rip-off of The Creeper of "Jeepers Creepers" and when the creature attacks Danny, it recalls the famous scene of "Alien" and Lt. "It Waits" is a reasonable low budget movie that gives the sensation of déjà vu since it uses many clichés of the horror genre. Without communication or means of transportation, Danny fights to survive while the monster is attracted by her sadness. When a group of students releases a demon trapped in a mystical cave, the creature attacks tourists nearby her tower and later her boyfriend Justin Rawley (Dominic Zamprogna). While driving Julie's car after drinking in a bar, she had an accident but she did not assume that she was driving. Danny is grieving the loss of her best friend Julie Cassidy (Miranda Frigon) and is tormented by the feeling of guilty, since she was responsible for the death of her girlfriend. Claire (Cerina Vincent) works alone in Tower 19 of the Forestry Department of a remote National Park.