TRAILER REVIEW

Keep its In Your head, ' Cause Indies don't have the budget.

I'm going to skip over the politics that jumps right out at me. Illegal aliens in Central America? The Mexicans are trying to keep them out? And the US border is some kind of safety zone? Wait a minute! In this flick's universe, did Arizona win? Stop! These may be inadvertent references, totally unintended. The flick poster does say,"After six years, they're no longer aliens, they're residents. Now it's our turn to adapt." And the leading man is wearing a gas mask. And there is a big old sign that says, "Infected Zone!" Maybe not so unintended? At least with the marketing dudes?

This flick has a great premiss for a sci-fi / horror flick. The producer's synopsis:

"Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and grow. In an effort to stem the destruction that resulted, half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain the massive creatures... Our story begins when a jaded US journalist (McNairy) begrudgingly agrees to find his boss’ daughter, a shaken American tourist (Able) and escort her through the infected zone to the safety of the US border."

Now what is this flick? "District9?" "Cloverfield?" From the trailer, and remember I am working from the trailer, this seems to be a cheapo independent scary monster movie, with blood and gore, and keeping the monster hidden, except for a quickly dark glance, because looking at him directly won't scare anybody. Indies don't have the budget for anything better.

The flick is due out in October. Its director is Gareth Edwards. The cast includes Whitney Able and Scoot McNairy.