(Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature )
 Tagline: Beatiful, seductive and totally deadly… She Creature is the sexy and stylish thriller starring Carla Gugino (Spy Kids, TV's Spin City), Rufus Sewell (A Knight's Tale), and Gil Bellows (TV's Ally McBeal, The Shawshank Redemption). With special effects by the legendary monster maker Stan Winston (Aliens, The Terminator, Jurassic Park), She Creature is a winning combination of eye-popping visuals mixed with good, old-fashioned story telling to create a terrifying tale of mermaids and mayhem. Angus (Sewell) and Lillie (Gugino) are traveling the Irish countryside with their carnival sideshow when they befriend a wealthy old sailor. After giving him a ride to his castle, he shows them his deadly prize: a real, live mermaid held captive in a tank. Eager for fame and fortune, Angus and his crew steal the sea creature and make plans to set sail for America. After loading their cargo and boarding a boat, they soon learn that the animal they possess is as dangerous as it is beautiful. But nothing can prepare them for the horror that awaits them as their boat drifts further and further out to sea. Get ready for an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that will scare you to the bone! Cast Notes: Rufus Sewell (Angus), Carla Gugino (Lily), Jim Piddock (Captain Dunn), Reno Wilson (Bailey), Mark Aiken (Gifford), Fintan McKeown (Skelly), Aubrey Morris (Mr. Woolrich), Gil Bellows (Miles), Rya Kihlstedt (Mermaid), Hannah Sim (Queen of the Lair), Jon Sklaroff (Russian Eddie), David Nott (Cook), Dan Hildebrand (Christian), Preston Maybank (Navy Captain), Brian Sieve (Officer Dixon). User Comment: (sargon999@hotmail.com), 22 November 2002 • With the cheesy title and the horrible DVD cover I was expecting some kind of "Species" clone, but this is an underappreciated mini-classic. A throwback to the Weird-Tales school of horror-stories from the 50s and 60s. This is a moody, atmospheric film with a good cast. Rufus Sewell, in particular, gives a great performance here. The mermaid effects are really good (no knees) and the mermaid girl is beautiful as well as creepy. The film has a polished, classic-cinema look that is extraordinary, considering the whole thing was shot in something like 20 days. My only complaint is that the sound on the DVD is EXTREMELY bad, the mix is such that you have to turn it wayyyy up to even hear the dialogue. Other than that minor caveat, this is a little gem of a movie. Summary: A cool little movie. IMDb Rating (12/02/03): 5.1/10 from 845 users
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