Dark Haul (2014)

One of my all time favorites.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

I can't say it's an objectively good movie but it's an interesting one. It had some potential to be a good movie but the low production value didn't let happen.The movie's main character is Zib (Evalena Marie), she's The creature's twin sister. She can control him mentally. They both were kept prisoners by "The keepers" for 300 hundred years, (she's not being kept in a box like "The creature" but she's a prisoner none of the less). Now "The creature" is getting stronger and they will move to a more secure place. Zib sees this as an opportunity to escape and to free her brother, but Knicks (Tom Sizemore) see it as an opportunity to get rid of the monsters (both of them) for good. He plots to take them to the place where they were born in order to fulfill a prophesy"Although I said it's not a good movie, still I really liked the ending and it along with the story justifies the 8/10 for me.

As SyFy movies go, this was definitely a lot better than most. The creature was a bit cartoonish at times but it was pretty descent. Acting was good, even for the no name characters that usually spoil as so-so movie. I like Tom Sizemore and he did a good job as usual, he's played in this type of movies before. Didn't know any of the other actors. Body count kept me interested and the gore was not over the top or unrealistic. Plot was original for the most part and I guessed the ending somewhat) action but didn't quite get the final scene. Wasn't sure how they wanted me to perceive the end...

The meaning of cryptic prophesy splits apart a team of secretive guardians as they transport, by 18-wheeler truck, a deadly creature and its half-human sister from their now ineffective holding place to a more secure location.Whether you see this as "Monster Truck" or "Dark Haul", it is not a bad film. Tom Sizemore, who does not appear in nearly enough films these days, leads a team in order to fulfill a prophecy... but does even he understand it? The brilliance of this script is not the hauling of a demon (which is already clever), but the demon's pairing with a very human sister. Can she be trusted? Is she too attached to the demon? What is her role in all this?

I am not a huge fan of made for syfy type movies. Other those with some pseudo science asteroids or magnetic problems with the earth type things they generally suck. However Dark Haul was different. First of all it kept my interest through the entire film and it was action packed. Second , there was more of a sense of history and mystery than most such movies. Evalena Marie puts in an amazingly strong performance as well. The movie also wasn't entirely predictable. I do agree with other review points that the editing could have been a tad better and the movie a bit shorter and a bit more backstory but overall the movie was way better than the usual fare.