Monsters (2010)

Monsters: Directed by Gareth Edwards. With Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides, Annalee Jefferies. Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

“The pros: The cinematography is excellent. The editing is paced fairly well and makes good use of jump cuts. The lead actress is very good, considering sheu0026#39;s acting in a vacuum. The CGI is seamless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cons: There is no story. There are no character arcs worth caring about. There is minimal suspense. The u0026quot;alienu0026quot; allegory is too simple. The lead male actor is inexperienced and uses slacker technique to mask it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut, at the heart of this film is the relationship – and it seems to have been written by a 17 year old boy. I had to rent another film afterwards because this melted away faster than cotton candy in a sweaty hand (and yet, no brain candy and nominal CGI eye candy).”