review by Charlie Derry Pro
Monsters 2010
Watched Aug 29, 2012
Charlie Derry’s review:
It wasn't brilliant but there's something to really enjoy about this film. It was like an indie romance mixed with a monster-related sci-fi, one of the good ones like Cloverfield where you only get to see glimpses of the monster at a time and that all builds up. Knowing that the film was all shot with a digital camera and on a low budget does higher my opinion, however. There was some amazing special effects to say that the director did them all himself. I also loved the lead couple and the way their relationship progressed and they were both great actors. Unfortunately the film was just a little boring in places - it was very slow and not a lot happens.
I think why I liked this a little bit more is also down to how it was made. Gareth Edwards made the whole film for $500,000, shot it all on a digital camera and he did all the special effects himself along with designing/producing each monster.
Oh really? That's pretty cool.