I’ve said it before, there are amateur directors out there that make wonders with relatively small budgets. As long as the vision and ambition are there, talent will find means for expression. Especially in these days if technical accessibility and possibility. Garth Edwards has done the effects to his “Monsters” on his personal computer in his bedroom, for God’s sake! I finally got to watch it and must say that it was such a pleasant surprise to me, for the same reasons it was a disappointment to many who went to see an action movie about monsters.
Because “Monsters” is more than a “Cloverfield” without that shaky sensation. It has an actual substance that has nothing to do with monsters and is more balanced than any drama out there. Not to mention an excellent casting and a comprehensive dramaturgy, relatively unknown actors with chemistry who can carry characters and a story. That is more than one can say for “Skyline” and other movies of this genre.
