Feast is the brain child of Project Greenlight--a horror film which attempts to capture the essence of classic horror films while at the same time putting a contemporary and gory spin on things. I am a fan of B-movies, whether they be over-the-top gorefests, in which the hero or heroin must overcome impossible odds, or the slapstick humor that sometimes accompanies such horror flicks.
The reason Feast fails is because it did neither for me while watching. I never found myself intrigued by the monsters save the very beginning, never found myself laughing, and never once said "Wow i have never seen that kind of death before!" While there are various hints of humor through out the film, none are intelligent to illicit even a slight smile. The plot and mysteriousness of the monsters is abruptly ruined, and the viewer is left with horrible special effects--which is okay--but absolutely no lead up to an action filled moment, IE: It is not scary.
The director's attempts at surprise fall painfully short, as the ending is just as predictable as any other B-movie out there. The only redeeming quality in this film is the highly stylistic approach from the director as far as characterization goes, as well as a Scanner esquire head explosion. It is as if the director tried to capture the B-movie demographic, but went so over the top the movie failed miserably.
This review is from a true horror fan, and I am giving it a 3/10.