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Monsters (out Nov 25) is a love story disguised as a science fiction movie. An interesting experiment. The style and storyline is reminiscent of District 9. Two people try to travel from Mexico to the United States through an area "contaminated" by an alien species. A few plot developments felt contrived but the performances are good and I liked the film as a whole. Grade: B+.