I'll say right off that nothing in this short film offended me. Complaining about a violent rape scene in a movie based on an Edward Lee story is like complaining there's milk in your milkshake. It's just part of the territory... and rape IS horrible right? So if anything it amps up the stakes... because a scary monster that just kills and eats you is kind of boring.
That said. This was crap. It looked good and the acting was decent... the monster is a nasty piece of work... but the writing is just awful. Having not read the book I can't say who is to blame, but the dialogue is just juvenile. Even though brief it's certainly better than Header... but that's not saying much at all. Still, if this ever does get developed into a full length movie I'd be willing to give it a second look, but I'd keep my expectations VERY low.
