How's this for a concept - Mexico is overrun by giant squid like monsters and two strangers have to make it back to the USA? Sounds great doesn't it? Unfortunately instead of focusing on the threat of the monsters the film decides we'd rather be watching people walk, talk, walk, talk a bit more and then do a bit more walking.
If the whole movie had the atmosphere of the opening two minutes then it would have been brilliant. Soldiers fighting giant aliens in a wrecked city IS a better movie than a film about walking and regardless of the budget this could have been done. A slow build up is also fine if it goes somewhere.
I found it utterly boring and the more bored I got the more I found myself questioning the whole story. I mean why is she totally OK with him losing her passport to a hooker? Why would being around a totally charmless jerk put her off her marriage? If the things can float why would a wall be useful? Also why doesn't the wall have a door rather than a gap you could fit five squids through at a time? I could go on but it's pointless, this movie is an utter flop and a major disappointment.
The trailer was also highly misleading, anyone saying "oh but it's not really a science fiction film per se" should watch the trailer and then slap themselves, because that's what it was marketed as and the viewers had every right to expect that.
If the whole movie had the atmosphere of the opening two minutes then it would have been brilliant. Soldiers fighting giant aliens in a wrecked city IS a better movie than a film about walking and regardless of the budget this could have been done. A slow build up is also fine if it goes somewhere.
I found it utterly boring and the more bored I got the more I found myself questioning the whole story. I mean why is she totally OK with him losing her passport to a hooker? Why would being around a totally charmless jerk put her off her marriage? If the things can float why would a wall be useful? Also why doesn't the wall have a door rather than a gap you could fit five squids through at a time? I could go on but it's pointless, this movie is an utter flop and a major disappointment.
The trailer was also highly misleading, anyone saying "oh but it's not really a science fiction film per se" should watch the trailer and then slap themselves, because that's what it was marketed as and the viewers had every right to expect that.