Smoreni Zmaj Imagine that Stephen-King-wanna-be wrote the gay adaptation of Lovecraft and entrusted directing to David-Lynch-wanna-be. If this sounds to you like an interesting concept, make sure to check out "Cthulhu" from 2007. To me, this accomplishment has left the impression of a paranoid schizophrenic trying to meaningfully screen his hallucinations. On the one hand we have a boring, confusing and seemingly pointless story, mediocre acting and characters with whom I could not connect at any level, and when I saw Tori Spelling in one of the roles I was really on the verge of giving up. And yet, on the other hand, we have an interesting camera work and captivating mystical atmosphere that has kept me to finish it. How to evaluate a movie that I barely made to see through (2/10), which at the same time left a quite strong impression (8/10) ...5/10

mdelvecchio this was a pretty good version of Shadow Over Innsmouth, right down to several of the same characters from the original, such as a young liquor store clerk. i find it embarrassing that so many fellow Lovecraft fans seem to have sexual hangups, complaining about the gay element of the story. who cares? it completely works for the character and the store (adding to his outsider mentality) and is *not a big deal*. geeze! grow up! the general mood and atmosphere was completely Lovecraftian. uneasiness. not quite seeing things clearly... dread, gloom. these things the film did perfectly.

carey floyd I thought this film was thoroughly enjoyable. The Camera work is spectacular, highlighting the picturesque and natural beauty of the Oregon coast. The main character is Gay, but there isn't a this is a film for gay people feel to it. There is a delightful American Gothic feel to the whole first half of the movie without a bunch of predictable crap and basic horror genre plot lines. The one thing that really sucks is NO Monster... At least a tentacle or something would have been appreciated. But I love the stories of Lovecraft, unfortunately judging from the horrible profits this movie made, I don't think there will be a sequel.

john-mcdowall This is really one of the most poorly made and written movies I have seen. The characterisations are weak and uninteresting, exposition is ham-fistedly thrown at you, conclusions bluntly presented and inconsistencies rife. The director failed to make even the simple decision in how to pronounce 'Cthulhu' which has the effect of making the uninitiated think a new character is introduced. The acting is weak, with the lead character switching between camp rage and comical bewilderment every other minute. The 'horrors of a gay man in small town' allegory is completely misfired - unless gay men are often asked to seek out missing children and be raped by randy housewives. HP Lovecraft seems to suffer from the eternal legacy of amateur fools attempting to make his works as Z-movies, of which 'Cthulhu' definitely falls into, and that is a shame as the original source material is so strong. In summary, this is a terrible movie that has nothing in common with the original source material except for the lifting of certain names and places.