The Thing

Director: Mathijs Van Heijiningen
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen
Genre: Horror/Sci-fi 2011
Running time: 103 mins.
Rating:★

When paleontologist, Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins the international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spread like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.

This movie is more of a television movie or a poor flash back to nineties Sci-fi television show than it does a major motion film. Aside from some good-looking Scandinavians and nostalgic visuals of my middle/high school days, the movie fails to hold my attention. The special effects and the story is predictable and unimpressive. Its also hard to see or take seriously, Eric Christian Olsen. He will always be seen as a character actor, who portrays the douche bag friend in comedic movies such as Not Another Teen Movie and Hot Chick.