Charlotte adopts and takes care of a spider which she randomly finds at her apartment. Her stepfather is incharge of the building maintenance and he tries everything to be a dad to her. But Charlotte is too self centered for her own good and despite the growth rate of the spider, she continues to feed it. As pets and residents become the prey, the residents seek out an exterminator but fail to figure out the cause of the problem. What happens when the spider outgrows and so does it hunger? Will Charlotte be able to save herself and her family?
With a bunch of half baked characters and not much backstory to the main characters, the writer-director doesn't offer much to root for Charlotte or her family. There is a bit of family tension and that is restricted to exactly one scene. Not much is revealed about the species of the spider but that was never going to pose an issue in this particular genre. The problem was with the treatment and deliberate scares don't yield any interest in the proceedings. The final act with the girl taking over barely entertains and the predictable ending was no surprise. I am going with the lenient rating for the atmosphere and the creature effects.
With a bunch of half baked characters and not much backstory to the main characters, the writer-director doesn't offer much to root for Charlotte or her family. There is a bit of family tension and that is restricted to exactly one scene. Not much is revealed about the species of the spider but that was never going to pose an issue in this particular genre. The problem was with the treatment and deliberate scares don't yield any interest in the proceedings. The final act with the girl taking over barely entertains and the predictable ending was no surprise. I am going with the lenient rating for the atmosphere and the creature effects.
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