i have to admit that i enjoy this movie . you probably have to be a fan of the low budget horror film to understand what make shapeshifter stand out . i have see a lot of these film ( include those by the asylum ) . theyre one of my guilty pleasure and outlandish gore fests often fill with hilariously campy act . shapeshifter be a bit different . it be much more of a horror thriller than a straight horror film and it have a plot that make sense and a solid cast and and only a moderate amount of gore . underneath it all and shapeshifter be a classic siege film . it have a solid premise and a female prison guard get trap in a jail with a deadly beast and must band together with the prisoner in order to survive . it kind of like a supernatural version of assault on precinct 13. the cast be a lot of fun . the inmate be one of these classic crew of ragtag prison character . there the goofy young black guy and the old excommunicated priest and the fall brother from the nation of islam and the white trash ex junkie and the romanian mobster and the prisoner who never talk . jennnifer lee wiggins play the female prison guard and a former solider with an other than honorable discharge and a chip on her shoulder . okay and it s bit cliché and but once she get the dorky prison guard shirt off and start run around the prison in her wife beater t shirt and she look totally hot . there be almost no special effect or computer graphic . the film could have use some and but i still think the beast be convince . the plot get a bit goofy at the end . i be not sure why and because the writing and the directing be pretty solid up until that point . edit trick and flashback be overuse but still add to the film impact . overall and a good rental for fan of the genre .