50/100 marks from me. Started off really well. Interesting concept and cinematography. But then just went the way of current Hollywood. The male character just incompetent and couldn't do anything, not even smart enough to ever bring a weapon or a knife with him to try and fight the creature. I did however enjoyed the score but wish my audio change editing was better.

That being said everything else was not great. Contrary to most of the other reviews I was actually kind of feeling the beginning, but the continuity in this film ruined the whole thing for me. Also I understand that people don't always make the best decisions in horror movies but god was this hard to watch during the climax.

The Tank had an interesting premise. The idea was semi-original. The setting was beautiful and creepy at the same time. Some decent tense moments. Overall, an ok scary movie to pass the time.

We have a quick 1946 opening of the film where a guy goes into a water tank and has trouble getting out. Fast forward to 1978 pet store run by Ben (Matt Whelan) and Jules (Luciane Buchanan) Adams in Oakland. Here we get some basic background information on amphibians. The house with the water tank is inherited by Ben who did not know anything about it. The family which includes a daughter (Zara Nausbaum) drives up to Oregon to check out the property which is very remote. A realtor fills in the clever backstory of the land making the case for a creature being on the property. The creature slowly makes its way into the story, always going after visitors first before the family must fight for their lives.

The California family drove up to Oregon from California in their car that already had Oregon plates. Did we miss a scene? Special effects not too bad. The story did drag on.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

I'm a huge Creature-Feature fan, so when I heard about this movie I was immediately intrigued but after seeing the first ratings my expectations were limited a bit, but I was still excited to watch the movie. The movie really takes its time before something significant happens. A couple drives to a secluded cabin in the woods, which the husband received after the death of his mother. As soon as they arrive they check the place out and after some time they hear noises from a nearby tank. Then the movie progresses with short and dark shots of the creature and lots of growling and crawling noises. This goes on for some time before the first off-screen kill happens. Towards the end however you get to see the creatures in their full beauty, which are made with practical effects and that's always good. In general I think the creature design was good and made me curious about their origin. Some characters definitely had severe plot armor which is always an annoyance and there are several stupid decisions throughout the movie but these things are nothing new in most horror movies and since I'm a sucker for Creature-Features, I definitely had a good time with this movie. If you manage to survive the rather boring first half of the movie I think you are going to enjoy the third act even though this movie is definitely no masterpiece. Watch out for the mid credit scene. [5,9/10]