The Monster (2016)

The Monster: Directed by Bryan Bertino. With Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Aaron Douglas, Christine Ebadi. A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.

“There are a lot of strong opinions on this film in its early reviews. I just want to give a practical commentary on what I see. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a great horror flick with some heavy symbolism. It is a story about a mother and daughter who are terrorized by a monster when their car gets stuck. A lot of dudes (or women haters) seem to hate it (check the low reviews and notice the colorful words they have for women). As a dude myself, I had no problem watching a film from a female perspective. I rather enjoyed it and found it touching at times. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe characters are both flawed. I related with the daughter at times because I grew up with a flawed father. I acted and reacted a lot of the ways the daughter in the film did too. So from my perspective, there was some heavy realism in the backstory. I found the u0026quot;boringu0026quot; moments to be touching. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe practical effects are superb in my opinion. Some will disagree though. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome of the writing is flawed in regards to character choices. I think discourse could answer some of the choices, but my fellow horror film nerds seem to be either accepting or spiteful of cliché character fails in the genre. I could see past them though for quality story though. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo if you donu0026#39;t get angry being put in a womanu0026#39;s perspective and like horror films, this should be right your alley.”