This is a very well made piece of cinema, but it doesn't have much of a script and waaaay too many moving parts of sub-plotlines. To wit:
- competent use of modern CGI and other special effects to depict the eponymous monsters.
- military action galore. It seems like there's a kind of unstated commentary about our Middle East situation circa 2010 buried in there, but I couldn't quite discern it. At least director seems to have watched Black Hawk Down and Generation Kill.
- scenes of crushed coastal America, reminiscent of Katrina and some other hurricanes of the time. There may be some kind of commentary buried in this one too. As with the military aspects, if there is commentary there, it's vanishingly subtle. (Or just in the mind of the viewer, which is a neat trick if you can pull it off.)
- a fair dose of distant-longing type romance, with maybe a dash of slow-burn.
- decent on-the-spot dialog and acting.
What it lacks is a compelling plot line. Oh, there's enough of a plot line there to get us through to the end, it's just not the cross-your-legs-harder-and-wait-till-it's-over-to-pee kind of plot line.
So... what is this thing? It's a resume. Subsequently Edwards landed Godzilla, and now it looks like he's producing a Monsters sequel. OK, fair enough. It was a fun watch, it's just that the plot was too lightweight to cary the rest of the flick. Two and a half stars out of four.
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