Prowl (2010)

Review by David Rupp



Amber dreams of escaping her small town existence and persuades her friends to accompany her to find an apartment in the big city. When their transportation breaks down, she and her friends gratefully accept a ride in the back of a semi. But when the driver refuses to stop and they discover the cargo is hundreds of cartons of blood, they panic. Their panic turns to terror when the truck disgorges them into a dark, abandoned warehouse where blood-thirsty creatures learn to hunt human prey, which, the friends realize, is what they now are...
Written by Tim Tori
Directed by Patrik Syversen
Starring: Ruta Gedmintas, Joshua Bowman and Perdita Weeks
To be completely honest I went into this movie not expecting much. I wasn't disappointed then by the slow beginning, the typical teenage overconsumption and need to get away that drolled on. Then it changed gears half way through, it became a crazy kidnap film. I was even further rewarded by truly visceral vampires. Reminiscent of the bloodsuckers in 30 Days of Night, these vamps are raw, hungry and have an animalistic need. Oh did I mention this is a training ground to teach them how to hunt?
All in all I feel that we can forgive Prowl the slow start, the story and originality make up for it. Also we are treated to some good acting and gore FX. I think this is a decent movie once you get about 30 minutes in.