Prey aka Prooi (2016)

Director: Dick Maas

Starring: Abbey Hoes, Mark Frost, Mamoun Elyounoussi

A zoo veterinarian gets caught up in a grisly adventure as she finds herself leading the city-wide hunt for a monstrous lion terrorizing the Dutch capital of Amsterdam.

The secret to fully enjoying this film, is not to take it too seriously. Let’s face it, nothing here is believable or realistic and is purely for fun and effect.

And fun it was! This is a very enjoyable horror comedy in a similar style to the 2006 Australian film ‘Black Sheep’, just not as satirical. ‘Prey’ was more suspenseful with nail-biting moments and quite a lot of gore. As for the humor, it was actually really funny and worked well. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and their back stories and Sophie van Winden was a likable lead.

The film has a great climax with a stunning twist ending. As I said, don’t take it too seriously and you will have fun with this little film. (If you prefer a serious lion film, rather watch ‘The Ghost and the Darkness’.)

In Dutch

Would I watch it again? Yes!