After raging bushfires tear through the Outback, a wannabe documentarian joins a couple conservationists as they head out to track and record animals displaced by the destruction. The trackers become the tracked when it turns out those fires have forced a terrifying legendary species out into the open. Territorial trespassing will do that and displaced animals are finding out they are on the apex predator’s menu, this is some bad news for our trio of well-meaning idiots. Disturbingly quiet woods, fur, prints, remains, unsettling scratch marks and something possibly feral showing up on trail cam (it’s impossible to make out) have the group rightfully excited until they realize they should be terrified. Tackling the modern Australian folklore/hoax of the drop bear (think an aggressive and carnivorous Koala) and throwing it into the real world is pretty damn fun. The opening stretch doesn’t have much going on but I wasn’t bored once because the characters are likable and their journey to the realization of what’s going on felt well-paced and interesting. Solid creature feature has the benefit of filming in some gorgeous locations and smartly keeping its cgi beastie to the shadows for most of the runtime. It may not be all that thrilling but it’s utilizing one of my favorite bits of urban legend so I didn’t give much of a damn.
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