Monsters (2010)

9/10

Written & Directed by: Gareth Edwards

Monsters left me with a lot of questions, very few of which were directly related to the film itself. An example of one of these questions is which poster do I attach to this blog? Of my few options, they're just too epic to decide upon easily. As you can see to the right, I made that decision.

The second biggest question was how I felt about the film. I felt it was being torn between 9 and 10. I was feeling that it was definitely worthy of a 9/10, but could see very little reason why it couldn't be a 10/10 instead. To be safe, I stuck with 9.

Monsters is an intriguing film and even more so the more you know about it. The film is actually incredibly low budget. It could even be said that it is the Paranormal Activity of the Sci-fi genre, but slightly more expensive.

The film was shot entirely on location, and shot well too. The film has some of most amazing photography that I have seen in any film. Despite the dark and ominous atmosphere that lingers from beginning to end, beauty is captured in most, if not all, of the shots in the film.

The two main actors give brilliant and captivating performances and share fantastic chemistry with one another. They are the only characters for a majority of the film and they carry the responsibility well, keeping the audience interested, not only with their journey and their destination, but also with their relationship with one another.

What makes Monsters incredibly interesting is that it is an alien film that features very few aliens. The adventure is caused by an alien invasion that took place 6 years earlier. The aliens themselves appear maybe four or five times throughout the movie and, in true Hannibal Lector style, maintain a presence despite minimal screen time.

Monsters is an amazing film and definitely recommended. Brilliant plot brought to life by brilliant performances. The direction by Gareth Edwards is next to flawless, and because of this film, I feel he has a very promising future ahead of him.