Monsters (Simpletons Review)

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Film : Monsters
Format: Standard Def (Cinema)
Run time (approx): 94 mins
My Rating (out of 10):  5
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Film Highlight: The opening scene (the military lay siege to a hulking octopus), oh and Whitney Albe with short hair (hot stuff). 

**Contains Spoilers**

Yes....... 'Monsters' , judging by the name of the film, trailer releases and the genre of this film you would presume this is gonna be a kick-ass monster/alien film. Nahhh, it should of been called 'What happens in Mexico , stays in Mexico'. OK so if you don't know what the films about let me explain ... actually I wish i did too? based on IMDB, six years ago NASA found out that there are alien life forms within the solar system, a probe was sent to collect samples and then crashed on its way back in central America, after this 'mis-fortune' new alien life forms start appearing and half of Mexico is quarantined (at last !) . To date they have somehow managed to contain these gigantic aliens within Mexico. But wait ! that's not the main story , a man must escort a women out of Mexico to the US border (oh yes i know what your thinking , DEEP).

Before I start slagging this film off , well before I slag it off anymore I must stress the production budget of this film was $15,000 (no i didn't forget 4 zeros) . Filmed on a Sony EX3 with a Nikon 50 MM Lens, 2 main cast members and the effects were done in Adobe CS4, editing in Premiere.

The cast Scott McNairy (Herbie, fully loaded) and Whitney Albe, oh and a bunch of middle-aged overweight Mexicans play their roles well and the emotional attachment between Samantha and Andrew is very believable (the fact that they're partners in real life might have something to do with that). Andrew is very likeable and Samantha is extremely good looking (one of the main reasons i kept my eyes on the screen).

The film had no real explanation behind it and went downhill as soon as it started , the opening scene is all the action your gonna get maybe a few gun shots later on but that's it . The main block of the film was about this journalist trying to get into bed with a US tourist (and LALALALALA he never get THIS) a peck on the lips and a one night stand with what looks to be a hairy bloke is his only achievement. The lack of monsters/aliens makes you ponder whether the film was named ironically. We get to see around 4 giant retarded looking octopuses 8 shots of tequila and 1 grown man running around Mexico in his underpants if this sounds good to you then please , be my guest. If your looking for a action packed monster film without a love story then AVOID.

At the end of the day...
-An extremely low budget goes a long way here ... its worth watching just to see how $15,000 made this film. 
-A film not on the level of Cloverfield but better than 'Mega shark vs Giant octopus'
-A film well acted yet tediously boring
-Unique and original