Eye of the Beast (2007)

Eye of the Beast (2007)

Dir- Gary Yates

A SyFy studios monster movie that stars James Van Der Beek as a researcher sent to investigate the decline of fish populations in a Canadian lake and instead encounters a giant killer squid. Eye of the Beast is part of the Maneater series of killer creature movies produced by SyFy and filmed in Canada for direct release on television and streaming clients. While the films follow a generic formula, Eye of Beast does stand out for the actor's performances, especially the First Nations cast. In addition, Eye of the Beast has a secondary conflict involving the fishing rights between the white population and First Nations that adds significantly to the plot and creates the distraction needed to underplay the killer squid. While not theater-quality, this film is surprisingly entertaining for a creature feature, and like Jaws, it only reveals the monster squid in the final act.