Monsters (2010)
8/10
I don't want to go home.....
7 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system.

A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America.

Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE.

American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures" A US journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border....

So a lot of people are complaining that the title is deceptive because of the lack of 'monsters'? Think outside of the box, monsters are everywhere in this film, from the greedy ticket seller, to the faceless girl who steals the passports, right up to the people who will pay big money for a girl getting attacked, and nothing for a girl smiling.

It's a brilliant example of making a movie on a tight budget, and the makers have made a movie with a low budget, look more or less like a blockbuster.

The two leads are fantastic in this, even though they are/were a couple in real life, they seem so comfortable, and the chemistry is awesome.

The film does threaten to drag every now and again, but then it does something so subtle, that it grabs you and pulls you in a little bit more.

It's a genuinely intense, atmospheric and altogether clever science fiction film. If you are expecting Bay-hem, you will hate it..
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