“Beware”
Low-budget indie films are the best, and that’s no exception to this year’s new sci-fi thriller Monsters. The film is about a photographer who is sent to retrieve his boss’s daughter deep in Mexico. The two attempt to make past the “Infected Zone” of Northern Mexico and into the United States.
The story focused more on the relationship growing between the two than it did on the extraterrestrial life forms. It had a drama effect to hit that didn’t really match the actual sci-fi-ness of the film. It also had a slow start, taking too long to get to the action. At times I found myself checking the time and how much of the film was left. I was pretty tempted to change the channel but something will tell me “No”, so I decided against it. However, the film did have great dialogue and was well written and also good acting. The extras in the film were actually people who were just there the time of shooting which added a more real vibe to it.
Now, for the titular monsters, their presence were known but not spoken of, or heard of, until probably a good 30-40 minutes into the film. At the climax is when we’re finally officially introduced to them. The special effects were amazing, but they seemed a little off in the film; almost like high school film project where the monsters where photo shopped in the scene.
With an ending that didn’t make sense to me until the second time I saw it, and a great cast with a great script, Monsters is a good film that I do recommend for 4.5 out of 5, but only for the those hardcore film enthusiasts. All you others can fuck off.
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