Premise: A small western community is rocked when creatures from below start attacking them.
I wish there was a way to untangle the creature-feature from horror. Tremors is called a horror movie, because the creatures from below premise sounds scary, but this is a pretty straightforward action movie. Even the comedy isn't playing on horror tension. There aren't scares in this. This is no more horror than Evolution is.
Rated not as horror, this is an OK movie. I like Kevin Bacon as weird more than as a traditional leading man. Pairing him with Fred Ward is surprisingly effective. I'd expect a studio to demand a comic to play that sidekick role, but I prefer Ward's energy. Reba McEntire and Michael Gross are a lot of fun as the gun-toting neighbors. It's hard for me to comment on Finn Carter's performance, because I spent most of the time trying to do the math to make it possible for her to be Laurie Holden. I can’t be the only one who sees a resemblance.
This is one of those movies that's just on the cusp of being good. Throw anything more at it and it'll topple. That's why the sequels were all straight to video. It's why the director never moved beyond journeyman status. It's a nice way to burn a couple hours but never mistake it for horror. Not even a horror comedy.
Verdict: Weakly Don't Recommend
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