Talk:Monsters (2010 film)/@comment-343942-20140328225603

Monsters is one of those films that aspires to be something, but doesn't quite achieve it.

Like Cloverfield, Monsters told the story from the humans' perspective. It explores how humanity is forced to deal with the long-term presence of such beings (not unlike Pacific Rim). A commendable effort... it just wasn't executed particularly well in my opinion.

One of the main problems with this movie are main characters; put together, they probably have the combined personality and charisma of a rice cake. They just have little to no defining characteristics. If they did, then the fact that the Creatures are barely seen throughout the movie would be a bit more tolerable.

Granted, parts of the film are interesting: as I said, seeing how people are trying deal with and adapt to the Creatures' presence is interesting, and the courtship between the two Creatures near the end is actually pretty majestic.

Overall, if you're able to sit through A LOT of talking for a few intriguing moments, go for it, but if you're expecting fast paced action involving giant monsters, I advise you look elsewhere.