SALVAGE

DETAILS 18/78 mins./Out now

DIRECTOR Lawrence Cough CAST Neve McIntosh, Linzey Cocker, Dean Andrews

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

THIS CREATURE-ON-THE-LOOSE shocker has a War On Terror vibe and makes clever use of a leftover Brookside set. At Christmas, a suburban close is invaded by a Special Ops unit tracking something savage that's washed up ashore nearby. Beth (Neve Mcintosh) is fixated on saving her estranged daughter (Linzey Cocker), who walks out as the crisis starts, but has to cope with the grisly deaths of neighbours and the usual high-handed actions of authorities who rule that ordinary people are expendable. It has that jittery, action news look that characterises modern British horror, and mixes earthy social realism with satisfying Mum vs. monster business. KN***