This movie was awful. The plot was completely nonsensical. The US somehow created a monster by ordering a spineless Korean to pour chemicals down the sink, then tried to coverup the origins of the creature with a virus scare. Uh, yeah. Okay. Even if you're able to ignore the heavy handed anti-USA political subtext, the rest of the plot is just irritating. The entire family of protagonists started off a bit quirky but funny while together, then deteriorated into a complete mess of individualized and decidedly not funny arcs before the movie hit the halfway point. The writers decided somewhere along the line, it'd be better to introduce two brand new characters and save one of them instead of the kid who was literally the focus of the entire plot. It was very disappointing, poorly written, poorly conceived and poorly acted. Do yourself a favor and don't watch this.

This is a great non-cliche monster movie! Actually, the interesting part is that the story revolves around analyzing the human nature. Although the mutant creature is the cause of everything, the characters matter the most ("The mist" comes in mind somehow). Mixed feelings is the definition of this. Satirical, funny, awkwardly funny, then there's drama and so much drama that it turns out to be funny; also some action scenes, some ridiculously funny scenes and many awkward moments; the black comedy is pretty prominent here actually. I like how it jumps from dramatic scenes to comedy scenes. There are some symbolic scenes here too. I'm not going to reveal them of course, but I must mention the scene where all 4 main characters are gathered at the table and then something happens. This is not a spoiler because the scene is very obvious. Powerful and emotional moments like this are actually scattered throughout the whole movie. I don't know why I saw some horror tags. I don't actually see too much horror in this... maybe some shocking moments, but far from horror. The creature's animation was awesome. I'm not a big fan of CGI (especially movies abusing special effects), but this is CGI done with style. The movements and... acrobatics of the creature look very organic, they're very smooth and delicate. I was trying to understand the concept of the creature, for some reason... it's an ichthyo-amphibian mutant or something, but its behavior is not at all similar to a fish or a salamander or frog. Well, this is not the point; the point is that the governmental corporations are corrupted and USA sucks... look I'm being funny now. No, seriously... great movie!

8 -This movie offers a wide range of emotions, and its effort to stir together different identities is definitely not in vain, managing to give us spectators a story that has even something to say.

This is perfect Saturday night viewing. This is a really good monster movie. The monster is original, big, frightening, shown often, and the CGI is brilliant. The story is both heart-felt and tongue-in-cheek, and successfully melts those two aspects by having flawed characters that the viewer grows to love the more you see them. There is an endearing and unexpected twist at the end that is also a story of hope and sacrifice. The characters are over-blown and bananas like a Japanese game show, but fortunately this melds perfectly with their quest against such bizarre circumstances.I came across this movie because it kept popping up second-hand at op shops around town. I'm kicking myself. I could have bought a few copies and gifted them to my friends.