The Invisible Raptor explores a dangerous world where science has gone too far and created an incredible death machine that happens to be an invisible raptor. It follows failed paleontologist Dr. Grant Walker, played by Mike Capes, and his good chum Denny, played by David Shackelford, as they attempt to save the world from this unseen threat. It is directed by Mikey Hermasa and written by Mike Capes and Johnny Wickham.

The performances are good. I am not a fan of cheeky promotion tactics, so one should know Sean Astin has an incredibly small role. One should also know that Sandy Martin, known as Mac’s mom in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has a fairly large role, and that more than makes up for it. All the major characters have a decent amount of complexity. Several characters exist for one-off gags, but they’re all memorable regardless of whether the gag worked or not. The character relationships are appealing. There’s a lot of charisma between multiple characters. The only bad thing I can say regarding these relationships is there is a little bit of conflict that feels rather forced. The dialogue is generally good.

The Invisible Raptor approaches humor from all angles. It is crass, gross, clever, absurd, meta, and unafraid to subvert expectations. As one might expect, throwing so many darts at the wall results in quite a few misses, but for me they landed significantly more than not. I was left surprised quite a few times, and I laughed out loud even more. Unfortunately, I found that The Invisible Raptor suffers from diminishing returns. It is nearly two hours long. There are a few moments when problems could have been solved, and the story brute forces a way to continue. The audience is rewarded with moments of even greater absurdity, but I didn’t find these moments to be as funny as what came before them. There are several ideas here, and some of them could have been cut for a tighter more cohesive experience.

The effects are both CG and practical. The practical effects are solid. The CG is pretty good, too. Nearly everything this invisible raptor interacts with is CG, and none of the effects or interactions take me out of the moment. The CG blood works better in some instances than others. Overall, the CG blood feels a little more impactful than many examples because it both lands on clothes and other surfaces and stains pretty often. There’s some great imagery depicted by these effects as the kills become more creative over time. There is a fleeting moment of nudity, but it isn’t sexy. It isn’t sexy at all.

The Invisible Raptor is a good-natured comedy that wears its influences on its sleeve. It may have a B-Movie premise, but it proceeds without winking too much at the camera. It parodies, but it isn’t a parody. There is so much variety in its comedy that I believe there’s something for everyone. However, it does take its gore very seriously. These are more horrific deaths than I would ever imagine a raptor committing regardless of visibility. Anyone looking for a fun creature feature to close the night off will find The Invisible Raptor more than suitable.