Cannibal alien from outer space
Bartok Kinski | Prague | 07/12/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Prey
With a title like "Prey" one would expect this British sci-fi horror film to either be very bloody or very lurid. In this case, it's both. A cannibal alien from outer space on a reconnaissance mission to Earth drops in on the estate of a wealthy, eccentric British lesbian and her neurotic woman-child live-in girlfriend. Now how can anyone possibly go wrong starting with a premise like that? It has the feel of a Merchant-Ivory film adapted by Roger Corman (or maybe a Roger Corman film adapted by Merchant-Ivory?) As added attractions, the women are erotic and beautiful and the music, for some reason, is awfully nice in parts. A great B-movie.
Prey isn't for all tastes, but for the game British sci-fi or horror fan it's a great treat.
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