Enjoyable low budget sci-fi flick, all the better for being matter-of-fact about the world within which it’s set: alien creatures have landed on earth and they’ve created an “infected” zone, where they are cordoned off. The film doesn’t explain why, if the creatures are a genuine threat, they aren’t simply wiped out by humans. The fact they don’t is one they pay for. I don’t know why some viewers believe the ending shows that humans are the real monsters. Get stuffed – the aliens are. Even if they are nice to one another, so what – they’re a threat to the human race. (There’s this section of movie reviewers who are always taking the side against humans when watching science fiction movies.)
There’s not an awful amount of story – it’s mostly a trek with strong atmosphere, decent enough acting and great production design from filming in Mexico. The ending/beginning twist is clever, although it’s not absolutely clear whether the leads survive or not. I had to do some digging on the net – the writer-director thinks they were killed but admits its open to interpretation.
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