THE SEED REVIEW

 

What starts out as girls weekend away in the Mojave desert becomes a tale of horror, death, and alien invasion.

Starring: Lucy Martin, Chelsea Edge, and Sophie Vavasseur

Directed and written by: Sam Walker

  “The Seed” isn’t planted in the ground, but more like falls out of the sky. Yes, it looks like some alien has landed in the backyard to spoil the weekend fun for Diedre (Lucy Martin), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur), and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge). Diedre and Heather are looking forward to some relaxation, maybe some drugs and drinking, and definitely as many social media pictures as they can take. Charlotte is pretty much the opposite of them, and plays the moral compass of the group. 

  The weekend starts with the girls watching a meteor shower, and seeing something take a dive into the pool. They have no clue what it is, or what to do with it. They try to make the most of the weekend working around it until some strange things start happening. By the time they get a hint that it maybe an alien it might be too late to save the weekend and themselves.

  The first half of the movie plays with the fact that at least two of these girls have no interest in the alien, and just want it gone. They’re more upset that their phones aren’t working so that they can make social media posts. The funniest parts are how they refer to it as all kinds of different animals, and never acknowledge it as an alien or unidentified creature. A close second is when they try to get a young man, who has come to water the plants, to move the alien but he won’t be easily fooled into doing it.

  The second half of the movie is when more of the horror kicks in. The alien finally lets its powers out, and sort of takes control of some of the girls. The wildest moment might be in a scene that seems like a dream, and some of the girls have a close encounter with the alien in a much different form. It’s a scene that may appease Lovecraft fans, and gross out others. With such a calm first half of the movie it does becomes surprisingly dramatic at the end. 

  “The Seed” starts with a focus on three girls who might be a little lost. Two are definitely lost in the social media world while the other may be trying to figure out who she is. All three never quite get what this thing that has fallen out of the sky is until it’s too late. The first half is amusing at points, but won’t have the audience falling out of their chairs. Much of the same can be said about the second half, but in regards to the horror. While still worth a watch, it would have been nice for the film to have leaned more heavily in one of those directions. With that, I give it 2.5 pools of blood. 

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More about this film at: http://promotehorror.com/2022/02/09/new-eye-popping-trailer-released-for-shudder-original-the-seed-unearthly-horror-comedy-premieres-exclusively-on-shudder-march-10/