For a movie called monsters...not a whole lot of "monsters"!
Imagine a world where an alien organism has "infected" portions of the Earth...as usual it was all out fault! By "our" fault, I mean America. A NASA probe that was gathering proof of life in other parts of the solar system crashes on return to Earth. In the process Infecting a large portion of Mexico and Central America.
That portion became...the Infected zone. In order to flee to America people have two options. 1) Pay a crazy price for a ferry ride to a US port. 2) Risk a trip through the Infected zone on foot.
The story in Monsters is that of freelance photographer Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) who is tasked with getting Samantha Wynden (Whitney Able) the daughter of a publish mogul, who he happens to work for, back to the US safe and sound.
You've probably guessed that things aren't as simple as putting the young woman on the last ferry ride! What should have been a quick drop off at the docks turns into a nightmare push the the Infected Zone. Which is where the movie got both awesome and crazy for me.
As I said earlier, for a movie called "Monsters" there were very few glimpses of any. With the exception of one main action sequence in the middle and an encounter at the end Monsters is more of a drama piece about two strangers thrust together and forced to survive in an unpredictable situation.
I don't want to ruin the film but I will say this, "If you are going in thinking it is going to be a monster attack movie like Godzilla or Cloverfield....you won't be happy." If you go in looking for an interesting character movie with a genuinely nice twist at the end then you will be pleased.
Right now it's available to watch via Netflix instant and is, in my opinion, worth the 94 minutes
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