Somebody out there, at one point or another, did a huge favor for William Forsythe. That is the only thing that I can fathom that caused him to lend his talents to this film. Don't be fooled by his top billing, and the fact that his name is plastered in bold font on the front of the artwork, he's only in the film for about 5 minutes total. Yes, he brings his usual charm to the role, but the script is so ridiculous that even he had trouble spitting out some of these lines. "The Rig" is a straight to video monster movie crapfest. I had fairly low expectations going in, so the fact that it failed to meet even that should scare away even the most avid of fans of SyFy's monster mash-ups. The story follows a skeleton crew aboard a deep sea oil rig. A storm has caused them to evacuate all non-essential personnel. As they crew buckles down for a long night at sea. Soon it becomes apparent that someone, or something is stalking and killing them one by one. Mostly responsible for this festival of suck is the shockingly terrible script. So many idiotic moments throughout that it's hard to hone in on one in specific. It came to a point where even my wife, who is a moderate horror fans, was pointing out plot holes. For example, did you know that one could have a pre-existing allergy to deep sea monsters?
 

It became apparent that the film makers were making a statement on deep sea drilling. I have no problem with horror films making a political statement, so long as it's competently done. Competence is not a word that comes to mind while watching this flick. Super "subtle" details like an advertisement on the back of a porn mag about vacationing in beautiful Louisiana, the fact that in order to defeat the creature they will have to use natural gas. The viewer is basically smacked in the face with anti-oil propaganda, and it never leads to a point. They clearly thought they were being clever, but in the end, it's tedious, and insulting to the viewers intelligence. I get it. I'm not a fan of deep sea drilling either, but if you don't have the writing chops to make it relevant to your story, it's best to leave that type of thing to the professionals.