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"The Relic" is your classic monster movie: lots of screaming
people, cheesy special effects, and of course, your big, hairy,
reptilian monster. If you like that type of movie, "The Relic"
will please you, but I thought it lacked originality.
An evolutionary biologist, Margo Green works at a museum studying
old bones, relics, rare plants, etc. Upon receiving a box filled
with nothing but leaves from Brazil, she scrapes some sort of
fungus from the leaves and sends it to the museum lab. Without
her knowledge, the fungus evolves into - congratulations, you
win the million dollar prize, you guessed right! - a monster.
After a body is discovered, police search the building, and
are almost forced to stop an enormous exhibit opening at the
museum. Upon pressure from the mayor, they reluctantly allow
the curators to proceed with the gala exhibition party - to
which no less than the mayor himself has been invited - and
disaster ensues when the monster makes a guest appearance.
If you are actually curious about how the movie turns out, go
ahead and rent it, but don't expect a profoundly creative plot,
or special effects that are any more than ordinary.
My rating : 2 stars
Rating : R
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