Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a photo journalist agrees to escort his boss' daughter through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.
I have made it one of my (less important) life goals to watch as many alien movies as possible. I saw this advertised a while ago, discovered it would not be in theaters near me, and so watched it on Netflix. It's a strange movie, very low-budget, with incredibly natural dialogue (the actors were not given scripts, but general outlines and character design) and almost no actual aliens. However, their presence is undeniable, as every crackle of a twig or explosions in the night sky signal a possible attack.
It reminded me of a less big "District 9," in that it's about aliens, but it's really about something else. It has a lot about relationships and Mexican-American politics woven into it, which makes it a better alien movie than just all creatures and no humanity. If aliens really did come to earth, it would indeed be a highly-political situation, with lots of people involved.
Most people would find this boring, but it is very well-done for its genre.
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