As always - Let me start off by saying that I am not a movie critique nor a cinema student, just a humble Horror addict. This time I would also like to add that I'm usually a very easy grader. It doesn't take much for me to to enjoy a horror film, even sometimes adore it. In this case, however, I must say I was slightly disappointed.The story is not more than cute, if to be merciful, and is far from original... Something evil which crawls into a live host, infests it like a parasite, then eats it way out? Doesn't it ring just a few too many bells? The farmyard agricultural adaptation was a nice idea, okay. The acting wasn't bad or anything, but was far from impressive. This is not at all the Sean Harris I loved so much in Creep. The entire film had this sort of gloomy mood to it, set by dark lighting effects. But here that simply caused sort of a boring effect, rather than a frightening or disturbing one.All in all the thrill/suspense level was pretty low. The worst part: the disgusting footage of animal interior organs and surgery. True, it added somewhat to the development of the plot, but to me it still felt like cheap vegan propaganda. There aren't too many Irish Horror films out there, and not too many "agricultural"/"biological" horrors either (unless you count "Splice" as horror). Think of this as Alien meets Species meets Splice meets Old McDonald's farm... Fans of weird stories and B-C class low budget films might disagree with me and find this film rather enjoyable. I, personally, will not be recommending this one to anyone I know. So give it a chance if you like exploring, or take my advice and watch something else.

This low-budget Irish monster movie has much in common with the recent American horror film SPLINTER . While it may not be quite as good as that movie, it has the same kind of grim and frightening atmosphere in its depiction of a small group of people in a rural locale who find themselves at the mercy of a seemingly unstoppable creation. This time around, genetically-modified cattle are the breeding ground for a strange parasite made of bone and gristle that haunts the inhabitants of a farm.The film has a strong visual style. The mucky farmyards and cattle sheds are brought vividly to a grimy, dirty life where you can almost smell the manure. The scenes with the creature are grim and disturbing, and the camera-work frequently had me on edge while I was waiting to find out what transpired next. The cast is small but effective, with particular mention going to Marcel Iures as the scientist responsible for the horrors that unfold and Sean Harris as the innocent man caught up in it all. ISOLATION may not be a very original or memorable film, but it is often startling, vicious and nasty and I found it a breath of fresh air amid other contemporary horror fare.

Isolation is set in Ireland on a rundown cattle farm owned by Daniel (John Lynch), sinister genetic scientist John (Marcel Iures) along with local vet Orla (Essie Davis) have been carrying out genetic experiments on Daniel's livestock. As a result of trying to genetically produce more fertile Cow's with shorter gestation periods one of Daniel's Cow's gives birth to a deformed mutant which itself is pregnant with six mutant babies, after killing the mother Cow & baby Calf Orla carries out a crude autopsy during which one of the mutant foetus creatures crawl's off unnoticed. The mutant foetus starts to infect the other Cow's & more mutants are born, the infection & creatures must be stopped on Daniel's farm or risk a widespread epidemic throughout the world...This British & Irish co-production was written & directed by Billy O'Brien & is a sort of mix of Alien (1979) with it's parasitic creatures that burst out of stomachs & it's water dripping, chain clinking visuals & sonics, the slimly design of the monsters comes right from The Thing (1982) & the whole genetic experiments gone wrong on a farm reeks of Black Sheep (2006) all three of which are better than Isolation. For a start Isolation is slow going, really slow going at times & there's not a whole lot to it other than there's this farm with a killer mutant baby Cow monster crawling around. The monster doesn't really do that much apart from scratch a few people & the script focuses on what it represents rather than what it does, the idea that if it escapes the farm the mutant Calf infection will spread across the world is mentioned often but ultimately Isolation never leaves the confines of the farm. The character's are alright & slightly stronger than expected if a little dull, Isolation isn't your typical Hollywood horror & there's no good looking girls to strip or young teenagers to save the day, the character's here are pretty believable even if they are rather forgettable. The genetic experiments are never gone into in any great detail & the scripts message about not tampering with Mother Nature or altering genetics for gain & failed scientific experiments is far from original. At a shade over 90 minutes Isolation goes for a slow build-up & never really gets going, quite simply there were too many times when I was sat there watching this bored.Along with a slow script the direction is also pretty slow with some fairly long shots that drag scenes out, Isolation is a pretty dull looking film set on a dirty & rundown cattle farm in the bleak Irish countryside. The monster itself isn't seen killing anyone, it's implied it killed someone but otherwise it doesn't seem that interested randomly killing people. There's a bit of gore, there's plenty of Cow guts, some blood splatter, a bolt gun is used to kill a Cow & a guy while the monster itself is mainly kept in the shadow's although it's also nice to see a modern film without any CGI computer effects. The whole look & feel of Isolation reminded me of Alien, sure Alien set on a farm in Ireland but Alien none the less.With a supposed budget of about £2,900,000 this had a reasonable amount spent on it, it's very well made with slick production design but again I found it rather bleak, forgettable & dull. Filmed in County Wicklow in Ireland. The acting is solid from a decent cast not chosen for their looks.Isolation is a film that many seem to like, personally I didn't since it felt far too similar to lots of other genetic experiments gone wrong type horror films without distinguishing itself in the slightest. I found it slow to the point of boredom, somewhat predictable & the warning about genetic experimentation & it's horrible consequences is far from original.

Another killer fetus movie... I swear I don't look for them , they just seem to find me. This time it's a cow fetus. Just run with it... cause if you do you'll find a little dark movie that's pretty well made. It's got the whole science will create something that will destroy you plot, but of course this time it's Irish. The Irish have had some problems with tainted beef so this might tap into some subconscious fear. I don't know.Some people have complained that this film gets a lot of ideas from other films, but what they are forgetting that in every case those "other" films also got their ideas from other films. I won't go into it cause I'm going to make a spoiler free review, but lets just say you've seen everything in here before. The movie is kind of like going to a dinner party where you already know all the ingredients before going.The movie has got that gritty, independent feel, where most scenes are too dark to see anything, but if that is what your looking for then it's all good. It is probably too griming looking and that could get a little distracting.Everything is solid, some good acting, good gore, good suspense etc. Characters a little lame, but the actors make it work. You barely get even a glimpse at the monster, though I prefer that in a film like this. Not really a lot to say about this one. It is a good, short movie to watch by yourself late at night.Though I should warn you though, if you are spoiled with movies made for millions upon millions of dollars this one may ultimately disappoint you.