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I hope there would be more movies like this one (2011´s "Another Earth" is another btw) where the sci-fi element is used in an alternative, "what if", way in the background. Here the alien element is not the center of the story but part of the scenery. The movie works between two characters who are believable enough to be likeable in some extreme (but not overboard) situations with a truly amazing background that happens to have some monsters.
Usually, in movies, if monsters from outer space come to Earth their influence is global, absolute, terrible and the center of the story. Here is just something happening locally that people just endures while living their lives. I find that fresh and realistic where some other could think "boring" and "useless". That´s the way I am, i guess.
Talking a bit about some other movie issues I must say that the pace is nice, slow but always moving with enough going on to keep you interested but relaxed. It´s kinda an ambient movie were things evolve more than happen. The acting is nice because it feels natural most of the time and when it doesnt you just wont care. The filming is beautiful and the special effects work great. Sometimes the movie tries too hard to be pretty and moving but that´s not so bad because it works.
This is not a horror movie, it´s not an action movie, it´s not even a thriller or a love movie. It´s a highbrow scifi movie and it´s also a not so subtle critic view of the differences between the USA´s and Mexico´s people, goverments and ways of living.
Alien monsters that happen to be in an indie/arty movie? Yes.
PS: Perhaps this should be a 7 over 10 instead an 8 but it´s so special to find a movie like this that it deserves 1 extra point just for existing.
8/10
