After a brief introduction of the characters (done with a sometimes-witty pop up biography), the action begins and never lets up. However, the fast-paced blood, guts, and gore was done almost to a fault, because the story never takes time to develop. Rather, the film simply moves from gory sequence to gory sequence. And with the exception of a few short scenes, there is little to no character development either. The only character that really stands out is the "Beer Guy", played amusingly by Judah Friedlander. The remainder of the characters are forgettable within minutes of being killed off.

But I must give credit where credit is due. John Gulager made an impressive directorial debut. He has a keen sense of timing, and uses an off-beat rhythm for the scares. Rarely does he use a predictable "jump out at you" sequence, and even the most seasoned horror movie fan will likely jump in their seat at least once.

The special make-up effects by Gary J. Tunnicliffe were dazzling. Without his brilliant fx, the movie would surely have been much less effective. There were no punches pulled with the gore, and some of the die-hard horror fans will recognize a few sequences from classic splatter films such as a "head-crushing" scene reminiscent of Riki Oh: The Story of Riki.

I'm a sucker for a good monster movie, and as far as monster movies go, Feast is top-notch. Gore-hounds and monster movie fans should enjoy this film immensely, however it may be a little too "over the top" for the mainstream movie audience.