Monsters' concept was fairly simple, which is both a good and bad thing.
The good thing is that it allows the viewer to concentrate on the plot without alot of convulsion. Ironically, the bad thing is the plot is too linear and inept to be effective.
Although the male and female leads were allowed to ad lib most of the movie, and they are married in real life, there just didn't seem to be any chemistry between them. This is because their characters were not given sufficient time or events, to bond. There is nothing in Monsters that justifies their relationship, and since the movie is concentrated on their relationship, and these huge monsters we know very little about, then the end result is the viewer feeling empty. I have to blame this on poor scriptwriting, and maybe poor producing, as this 1 1/2 hour movie needed at least 30 - 40 more minutes to make things work.
Decent special effects, a nice concept, and excellent locale shooting could not save this movie. I enjoyed Monsters, but was very unsatisfied at the end.
6/10- great mood and cinematography ruined by poor actor chemistry.
The good thing is that it allows the viewer to concentrate on the plot without alot of convulsion. Ironically, the bad thing is the plot is too linear and inept to be effective.
Although the male and female leads were allowed to ad lib most of the movie, and they are married in real life, there just didn't seem to be any chemistry between them. This is because their characters were not given sufficient time or events, to bond. There is nothing in Monsters that justifies their relationship, and since the movie is concentrated on their relationship, and these huge monsters we know very little about, then the end result is the viewer feeling empty. I have to blame this on poor scriptwriting, and maybe poor producing, as this 1 1/2 hour movie needed at least 30 - 40 more minutes to make things work.
Decent special effects, a nice concept, and excellent locale shooting could not save this movie. I enjoyed Monsters, but was very unsatisfied at the end.
6/10- great mood and cinematography ruined by poor actor chemistry.