Review of Monsters (2010) by Doctor S — 17 Dec 2011
Slowly paced character-driven alien encounter movie in a similar style to Shyamalan's Signs except without that film's intriguing characters and hindered by an uninspired romance. Whitney Able is functional whereas Scott McNairy is subpar, and neither character exhibits much brainpower. They know enormous aliens inhabit the Infected Zone they are crossing, yet anytime they hear an ungodly strange noise they ask, "What was that?" Take a freakin' guess, Audubon.
Monsters had potential and builds a significant atmosphere of foreboding, but someone stuck a pin in the balloon too soon with too many overlong scenes and ending with an anticlimax. Still, I enjoyed it more than I didn't, but that's hardly a quote they'll print on the DVD cover.
This review of Monsters (2010) was written by Doctor S on 17 Dec 2011.
Monsters has generally received positive reviews.
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