Monsters

A bid to draw a parallel between aliens from outer space and aliens from another country is blunted by a weak plot, forgettable dialogue and sloppy politics.

Writer-director Gareth Edwards' lo-fi sci-fi construct "Monsters" is an attempt to counter noisy, hyper effects-laden alien invasion flicks with something teasing, indie and good for you. Instead, it's like a pendulum swing too far in the other direction. Set in the wake of a returning U.S. space probe crash in Central America that unleashed extra-terrestrial life forms into most of Mexico, "Monsters" posits an illegal immigration metaphor in which a militarily inclined U.S. quarantines its southern neighbor to keep out the "aliens. [...]

di Robert Abele, articolo completo (2734 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 29 ottobre 2010