Date: Friday 30th November
Film: Monsters (2010)
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able
Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes
Rating: 7.5/10
On the recommendation of a friend, CW and I found ourselves on Friday night, settling down for a spot of Monsters. From the DVD case, and the brief synopsis we had been given, we were expecting some full on, alien invasion, monster, action.
Monsters isn't that. It's better than that.
Alien life forms have invaded the Earth and are being contained in the 'infection zone' on the US-Mexico border, with a large wall protecting the US from further invasion. Andrew, an American living in San Jose, finds himself roped into escorting his boss' daughter past the infected zone and back to the US.
Monsters focuses on their journey. The titular monsters are rarely seen. The beauty of this film is in the sense of unknown. The relationship between two people, forced together, on a journey, avoiding these beasts that the viewer never quite sees.
Brilliantly acted and visually stunning. Monsters is the alien movie for people that hate aliens.
Challenge day: 68
Challenge time: 03 days, 07 hours, 44 minutes
Challenge film total: 43
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