"Monsters" is a true experiment in guerrilla filmmaking. This film was shot for $15K with post production and special effects done by director Gareth Edwards on his laptop. Knowing this, for what it is, it's a fascinating study in independent filmmaking. That said, the synopsis in the first paragraph is misleading. The poster is misleading. Honestly, even the title is misleading.
There are two schools of thought on this film. The first is to unabashedly praise it for doing so much with so little. Then there are the people who want to turn the film into a political statement to make Americans look like evil war mongerers. "Who are the real 'monsters' of the story?" is supposedly what the director is trying to potray under the guise of a monster movie according to other reviews, message boards, etc.
The second school of thought is to dismiss it as an incredibly boring disappointment because there are very few (and far bewteen scenes) that contain the monsters. A monster movie is promised, but a slow cooking love story is delivered.
To be truthful, both camps are right. It's incredible and inspiring what one can accomplish with $15K. On the other hand, it is boring and has a dragging pace at times with unnecessary setup for creature attack sequences that too often turned out to be false alarms.
Starring: Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Budget/Gross: $15K / $237K
IMDB Score: 6.4/10
Tomatometer: 71% critics and 49% audiences liked it
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