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This 2006 movie boasts itself as a “good old American horror movie” that isn’t a remake of any other horror movie and not a remake of any Asian horror movie, either. So I was expecting something good, but turns out that it’s not that good except the fact that it’s bloody and gory. The theme of the story is fine, but there are some things that disturb me while watching the movie, which I’m going to tell later (but it’s related to some nudity). Anyway, this movie is rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language. Overall I’ll only give this movie a 5.5 stars out of 10, because I’ve seen many more BETTER horror stories with better plots.

The Story:

In the beginning of the story you see an old man and his son on a boat, trying to catch something. The next thing they know is that they’re attacked by somebody. The scene shifts to a wild party in the city (you can see topless girls here). A group of friends have decided to join the party, though one of them isn’t really enjoying it since he’s just broken up with his girlfriend, so he’s kinda depressed. His name is Ben (Joel Moore). Instead of going to the bars and drink until they are drunk, Ben wants to go on a Midnight Boat Tour, since one friend has done that before and he’s told him that it’s an exciting experience.

Marcus (Deon Richmond), one of his friends, decides to come along out of pity. Off they go to book the tour, but the place is now closed. The owner of the place was sued for negligence during the last boat tour, so he has stopped doing any boat tours. So he tells them to go someplace else to book that kind of midnight tour. So they follow his advice. The guide of the boat tour is Shawn (Parry Shen) and the group of people who are joining them are: Mr. Permatteo (Richard Riehle), Mrs. Permatteo (Patrika Darbo), Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), Shapiro (Joel Murray), Misty (Mercedes McNab), and Jenna (Joleigh Fioreavanti).

Shapiro is a director of a porn movie and he keeps on asking Misty and Jenna to pose for him everywhere he goes. This is one thing that I don’t like from the movie. Anyway, Shawn drives the boat at midnight and then the boat gets stuck and it starts to sink. As there are gators (or crocs?) in the river, Marybeth pulled out a gun to help save Shapiro from being eaten. So they all manage to get to land and save themselves, but are they really safe?

Marybeth starts freaking out by then. Turns out she’s not interested in the boat tour at all. She’s actually looking for his missing Dad and father (the two guys who appeared in the beginning of the story). She’s worried that they’re dead, since she knows the legend of Victor Crowley, the owner of that place.

Victor Crowley was born disfigured and he’s taken care of by his father. Kids always teased him and threw stones at him. One day while Victor was in the house and his Dad was out, a few kids threw firecrackers at the house and it got burnt! Victor’s Dad came right on time and he tried to open the door with an axe. However, poor Victor was leaning so closely to the door that accidentally, Victor’s Dad hit him with the axe and Victor was dead. After that, Victor’s Dad got depressed. He never left the house and then he died of a broken heart. Legend says that Victor Crowley still roams around that area and you can still hear him calling his Dad for help.

True to prediction, the group of people could suddenly hear Victor’s crying out for his Dad. They turned around in the darkness and found out that they are actually very near Victor’s house. So now begins the cat-and-mouse chase. Will they be able to escape? Who will survive in the end? Are Marybeth’s Dad and brother dead?

As usual, here’s the trailer: