Monsters

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  • Opened October 29, 2010 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 34 min
  • R | Language

  • Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and grow. In an effort to stem the destruction that resulted, half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain the massive creatures... Our story begins when a jaded US journalist (McNairy) begrudgingly agrees to find his boss’ daughter, a shaken American tourist (Able) and escort her through the infected zone to the safety of the US border. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able
  • Director: Gareth Edwards
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

Critic Reviews

88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Jennie Punter

With Monsters, Edwards transcends the special-effects auteur label, creating a memorable sci-fi story in which the hero and heroine are true equals in the adventure. How's that for an alien concept? Read full review

88
Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Monsters holds our attention ever more deeply as we realize it's not a casual exploitation picture. Read full review

83
Entertainment Weekly
| Clark Collis

Monsters is really a road-movie romance that tracks the burgeoning relationship between two strangers as they travel through the "infected" zone. Read full review

75
NPR
| Bob Mondello

Edwards is a wizard with his laptop's effects program. The squiddy things he conjures up look like the real deal - thoroughly creepy and a gazillion feet tall. Too bad his screenwriting software didn't have an equivalently impressive plot-twisting algorithm to get him to the final fade. Read full review

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Whitney Able as Sam in "Monsters."