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Super Hybrid
Starring Shannon Beckner, Oded Fehr, Ryan KEnnedy, Alden Adair
Directed by Eric Valette



Years after a car accident claimed the life of her sister, Tilda (Shannon Beckner) works in a car repair shop, led by the the over-ruling egotistical boss Ray (Oded Fehr).  She got her nephew Bobby (Ryan Kennedy) a job there, and even though the boss is annoying, it's not a bad gig.  Until one night they get a car that got mangled in an accident.

Soon their fellow workers begin disappearing, and they discover the truth - the car is a squid-like monster that can shape shift into any type of car, and it has a thirst for human blood.  Now the survivors have to band together and find a way to destroy the monster car before it devours them all.

Connections to the classic Stephen King film "Christine" can be made here, but this film has something "Christine" didn't - a horrible story.  How could there be an aquatic squid-like creature on land is one odd question.  How it can transform into any type of car is another question.  How the heck they got Fehr, who is well-known for starring in the "Resident Evil" series, is yet another question.  Why they made this film is the ultimate question.   I will say that the characters were well-written and had personalities of their own that made you either root for them to live or root for them to die, but other than that it wasn't a very appealing movie.

 Rating: D+

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