Sorry, this movie sucks

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Working in a dead-end job, a young man living in an oppressive relationship with his mother and his boss who lord their power and authority over him until he finds the rats in his house can obey his commands and uses them to unleash his vengeance against them.This here wasn't all that bad of an effort. One of the few things it does right here is give this one a strong and enjoyable need for the work life to become the need for him to snap. The oppressive attitude and overt bullying tactics here really make for quite the troublesome situation to really make for a necessary time of it all, as there's plenty to work with here as to the berating and verbal abuse he gets hurled at him sets up that section of the film nicely. As well, the home-life where he's guilt-tripped into basically being her slave manages to feature plenty of those same tactics to get him into that same setup where both sections of his life give him some solid opportunities to embark upon his revenge. Those scenes are where this one really works, as the initial scenes of him unleashing the rats at the party or using them to go after the group that wronged him in the series of attacks on their house or the work office as these provide the film with some nice action. The two big swarming scenes score well, though, from the group coming upon and taking out the boss in the factory to the big chase through the house itself which has a frantic sense of chaos. These here give this one some likable qualities, although it does have plenty of flaws. The biggest issue with this one is the exceptionally bland setup here that doesn't make this in the slightest bit interesting. Since it's all about the idea of the humiliation and getting him up for later, this one doesn't have a lot of action to really get invested in which makes it feel like nothing is really happening. That this goes for the prototypical means of physical and verbal abuse in the form of parental guilt-trips, screaming at him for no reason or blowing events way out of proportion just to make a point in front of others. These aren't that interesting or exciting and it manages to really cause this one to stretch out it's running time unnecessarily. As well, this one also doesn't make any rational explanation as for why he goes for the rats as his friend since they show up one day and he makes the best of it. That doesn't give this any kind of reasoning as for why he would take them on so it just tends to feel silly that he takes on the creatures as his pets. The other big problem is the rushed nature of the finale which comes way too quickly and doesn't feel justified given the extended nature it should've had. These here really hold this one down.Rated PG: Violence, Language and violence-against-animals.

I am huge fan animals attack people in the movies, From Good old From The Birds to Cujo, even the really b movie like Black Sheep. I was not sure what I expected from this movie but I did not expected it to be a slow as it was. This is very slow moving movie, for most of the movie we see Willard who just turned 27 year old, Having one of those bad day, seem to get worse as the weeks gose on.He got no friends, his boss bullies him and never give hime raise Also his mum is fallen sick and calling for help, as soon as walk into his home.She soon passes , leaving not money, then ends up loses the house and only spare time he get, he hang out new little friends in the garden.I did expect horror movie but This is not Horror movie at all, Nothinkg was scary or creepy or was that gory or Bloody either.With all these nasty stuff happening and get closer to rat he really start to lose his mind in some scene. I was really gutted that there was only one attack scene in this movie, it was over a little to quick.The acting was really good from the whole cast.5 out of 10 EDIT, I give it 7 out of 10 now.

Well,not for me;the first version of "Willard " which I saw when it was theatrically released did not scare me at all.It's one of these very rare movies the remake of which is better.Crispin Glover is far superior to the nice Bruce Davison;the only actor that was really impressive was Ernst Borgnine ,but R. Lee Hermey is not chopped liver either particularly when he delivers his famous line about Mickey Mouse .The first version lacks humor (present in the remake ,the scene of the computer -and the mouse- when the villain watches dirty pictures is hilarious ),and is marred by bland sentimental scenes .Actually the nightmare begins when the film ends.The rest could be an average episode from an average sitcom.

I wildly concur with Lambiepie-2 - my L.A. horror-home-girl for life - that the command "Tear 'em up" immediately sailed into the lexicon of my favorite film lines after seeing "Willard." This flick is one of several from the early '70s that I defiantly cling to for all the thrills and laughs it gave me as a kid. I even shed a tear at the grisly demise of Socrates. I didn't see "Willard" in its original 1971 release. I was only 6 then. I caught it a few years later as part of some GP-rated double feature. Watching "Willard" decades later on a prized $35 LASER DISC, I cringed at its hokey made-for-TV pacing. However, I became a Bruce Davison fan for life because of "Willard," faithfully following him through a maze of impressively eclectic performances - from "Short Eyes" to "Longtime Companion." His gifts were so wasted in "X-Men." I, too, remember Mr. Davison paying moon-tanned "Elvira" a visit on her horror-snicker-flickers show one Saturday night to reminisce about sharing screen time with vermin - that would be the rats AND Ernest Borgnine. In all fairness, mad props are due to ol' Ernie for inhabiting the asshole you love to hate as Stanley Willard's lecherous and conniving boss.Much as I loved Crispin Glover in "River's Edge" (a haunting and disturbing film about teens finding a dead girl in the woods which also starred the luscious Ione Skye and a demented Dennis Hopper as a character named "Feck"), I could tell from the tone of the "Willard" remake's trailer alone that I would have zip-zero interest in sitting through it. I imagine Crispin was over-the-top and that the CGI-enhanced flesh eating rodents chewed up more than their fair share of the scenery AND the extras. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for splatter, menace and entrails ("The Toolbox Murders," "Don't Answer the Phone" or "The Last House on The Left," anyone), but there was a creepy, era-specific charm to the original "Willard." Bruce Davison left an indelible and unshakable impression in this - a remarkable role for his first as the title lead.Now, where can I find a copy of "The Ratman's Notebooks" to keep me up at night in the new year?!