After meeting a striking beauty, a lonely man trying to win her over begins stalking her to the point that he has to kidnap her and put her in a cage underneath his job only to find that she's far from normal and begins playing a series of mind games with him that put him in greater danger.This was quite a decent if highly flawed effort. One of the few areas where this one succeeds commendably is on the form of psychologically playing with the captor which runs for the majority of the film. Being able to transform from a simpering doe-eyed victim to a full-on take charge protagonist that's able to effectively manipulate his thought-process which is quite enjoyable to see play out as she's a full-on rampaging maniac throughout here. It's a change that works quite well for the film and gives this a different take than what's to come from these kinds of films where these revelations give a darker edge to the main section of the film as it has a lot to like with the various encounters found here. Coupled nicely with the brutality and gruesomeness of the gore featured here, it has a few solid elements to be featured that are enough to be watchable over the main flaws. Among the main flaws present here is the fact that this type of storyline makes it impossible to be invested in what happens. With the first half of this one so concerned with the manner of him stalking her, from the diner where she works to the confrontation at the bar with her ex-boyfriend that results in him being beaten up for a misunderstanding, none of this activity is really all that rooted in the tropes of the genre resulting in a series of bland, incredibly boring sequences that don't do anything for this type of story. It takes way too long to get to the actual horror setup here because it's going on the concept of him trying to get in contact with her through those means that aren't in the slightest bit revolving around any kind of scary action. As well, that also highlights the more important factor here in that nearly everything in this one is completely underserved. The whole idea of him capturing and kidnapping her and then holding her hostage underneath the facility is not for the slightest bit earned in any fashion, resulting only from one meeting in a bar that could've easily gone another direction had she been reasonable enough to listen to him. Instead, shortly after that one lone interaction he feels vindicated enough to drug her, drag her into a home-made steel cage and keep her held against her will inside which comes out of nowhere. Likewise, the revelations made about her through keeping her hostage are just thrown into this one at such a bizarre turn that it really feels out of place like it's a shocking turn that's unwarranted through the build-up. Even with those positives, these are enough to hold it down significantly.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

This is a thriller that is not what you would expect. It leans more on drama but also gives you tension as well. Dominic Monaghan plays the awkward man well, while his captive, played by Ksenia Solo also provides a great performance. From the beginning, Dominic Monaghan manages to make us root for his character, and even his kidnapping of Solo's character makes it look like he was being foolish, but not evil. Solo's performance is brilliant too because she manages to keep you guessing how she can outwit Monaghan's character and escape. The dialogues sound more like a philosophical back and forth but the acting body language is very obvious and requires careful observation from the audience. In the end, it is a good movie because you care for the protagonist, and it keeps you quietly wondering. The shortcoming was that the tension was too low key. The ending is interesting and if you fail to watch till the end, you will never appreciate the story.

Pet starts off as a regular B-movie psychological thriller about a kidnapping, and with a great twist in the middle, turns into something special. But something goes wrong shortly after the twist, the film doesn't deliver what it teases the audience for more than an hour. As if that twist has no consequences, and there is no definite climax. The idea is a breath of fresh air for the sub-genre, but it is poorly executed. Despite its dullness here and there, "Pet" is still worthwhile for the sake of the aforementioned twist and a must-watch for the fans of Dominic Monaghan.

Interesting thriller starring Lost & Lord Of The Rings star Dominic Monaghan and Lost Girls Ksenia Solo (In a very well deserved leading role) telling the story of an animal shelter worker who becomes dangerously obsessed with former classmate.Dark, gritty and with some well played out psychological horror Pet is one of those movies that should have been something special but just fell short of the finishing line. And by fell short of the finishing line I mean slipped on a banana peel span 360 backflipped and landed on its head 3 inches from the line in the exact spot Mrs Smiths prized poodle decided to curl one out! I'm not saying Pet is bad I'm just saying it should have been a lot better, a bit longer and with a more satisfying finale.Once again I have to say it was great seeing Ksenia Solo in such a role but feel that had the movie had more competent writers this would have been something worthy of her resume.Also worth noting that the movies characters are simply unlikeable and that damages it somewhat. The movie near opens with a scene which made me hate a character so much I wanted to leap through the TV screen grab the characters mop turn it sideways and shove it where evolution for some reason put the male g-spot.I digress, perfectly watchable effort but should have been so much more than it turned out to be.