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The Breed (2007) DVD Review
The Breed (2007) DVD Credits:
The Breed (2007) Directed by:
Nick Mastandrea
The Breed (2007) Written by:
Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
The Breed (2007) Cast:
Michelle Rodriguez, Taryn Manning, Hill Harper, Oliver Hudson, Eric Lively
The Breed (2007) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
The Breed (2007) DVD Release Date:
21st May 2007
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The Breed (2007) Synopsis:

The film is said to have been inspired by the Stephen King novel and film Cujo, and Hitchcock's The Birds as it follows five young friends who vacation on a peaceful deserted island only to discover that the canines they befriend are genetically altered and possess a frighteningly high level of intelligence -- with an appetite to match.

The Breed (2007) DVD Review:

Wes Craven has had a career or horror highs and lows as a director, which makes The Breed, a production produced by Craven, seem like somewhat less of a safe bet. The simplicity of the plot, with a pack of flesh eating dogs running loose on an island with some college kids, helps in there not being many ways to overcomplicate things. The Breed is so simplistic, however, horror fans may be bored by the lack of creativity and gore; the only two things which seem to save a horror film these days. Somehow, even with the simple plot for the film, by the end there are still questions unanswered and unresolved sub-plots which probably should never have been in the film in the first place.

When five friends (Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively and Hill Harper) take a trip to a deserted island that distant relatives own land on, all the setup needed for a horror film is provided. It seems that the island is inhabited by a wild pack of genetically engineered attack dogs which have developed a taste for blood living alone on the island. Fortunately the dogs have no supernatural abilities, other than a heightened intelligence, which keeps the film more realistic and far more suspenseful than horrific. Unfortunately, while it is more realistic, it is also sometimes dull. The dogs aren’t altogether frightening, unless you are a person with an innate fear of dog attacks. Although they seem smarter for most of the film, they are still just dogs and can only do so much. There are many absurd scares with dogs crashing through windows, yet even these seem tame. Certainly in an age with a monster as seen in Korea’s The Host or the cave dwelling creatures in The Descent Wes Craven should be able to support something a bit more creative, but sadly American horror films seem content to rehash the same plots and creatures every decade or so.

Aside from a few good scares and a ton of scenes which could have been taken from other genetically-enhanced dog films, The Breed falls short of being exciting. The choice to use real dogs for many of the stunts could have added to the realism of the film, but mostly just slows it down enough to make it far too staged to be realistic. This is no doubt in order to maintain a certain level of safety with the dogs, but the attack dogs on COPS are more frightening. The DVD also has an on set documentary, but the film hardly warrants it.

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The Breed (2007) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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