An Excellent Monster Movie

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2011)

My only regret is that I didn't see this in the theater. My first view of this was on DVD. I'm sure it looked great on the big screen. That aside, I just love this movie. It's the best monster movie I've seen in a long while. The set up in the beginning, which introduces the characters, isn't too long and drawn out. You learn pretty quickly what the people's relationships are and what they're all doing there. It doesn't take long to get into the action. Once that action gets going, it's nearly continuous. All the actors did a fine job in their respective rolls and I liked the hand held camera. I realize that not everyone likes the look of hand held camera filming. It can be distracting for some people or even dizzying. I like it though. It draws you right into the action and the emotions of the characters. It makes me feel a part of the movie almost. My emotions took a ride right along with the characters'. There was never a chance to be bored. Also, I don't mind not having all the answers. I'm fine with just not knowing how it all started. I knew as much as the characters did. I found the ending fitting. I was quite satisfied at the end of it. The driving force of this movie is the dialog and the characters. I would recommend this movie even though I know people who say negative things (without seeing it). I say, let yourself get swept away and become part of the struggle for survival.