Growth (2010)

Review by David Rupp



In 1989, a breakthrough in advanced parasitic research on Cuttyhunk Island, gave scientists a jump in human evolution. Initial tests proved promising as subjects were experiencing heightened physical and mental strength and awareness. But, something in the experiment went horribly wrong and the island mysteriously lost three quarters of its population. Jamie Akerman fled the outbreak, which took her mothers life, twenty years ago. She now returns with her boyfriend and step brother, to sell the family property. There, they uncover the key to Jamie's disturbing past, and the horrifying secrets long suppressed by the town leader, Larkin. Now, a new strain of parasite has emerged, and threatens the island once again. Jamie struggles to survive and escape the obsessive pursuit of the local islanders who know that she has inherited more than she could ever have imagined.

Written & directed by Gabriel Cowan
Starring: Mircea Monroe, Christopher Shand, Brian Krause, Nora Kirkpatrick, Richard Riehle, Mackenzie Brooke, Alexi Wasser & Ian Patrick Williams.

I actually thought this was going to be a bastard cross of a rip-off of Slither and The Damned, maybe mix in some Gothika for bad measure.....I was wrong.

This movie actually follows the "use CG to enhance a scene not make it" mantra, still some may be unimpressed by it's use at all. Acting for the most part was fairly well cast and delivered, as well as some great locations and lighting. This may go under the radar but it is a really enjoyable story gien to the viewing public via Anchor Bay, give this a rent if unsure. 8/10.