Aliens disguised as humans are in the process of taking over
the world, and only a few people know it.
With the use of special sunglasses, the protagonist, Nada (sorry, that's
the only name he gets) is able to see the aliens. He ends up in the television station where
they broadcast the signals used to control humanity and destroys the
transmitter so all people can see the aliens and take action.
The name of the film is enough to turn you off, but the movie
is actually not bad. It's described as a
combination of horror and dark comedy, which I think is appropriate. Nada himself is muscular and handsome, but
his personality is bland and he's not that brave. When cops are beating someone up, he doesn't
even tell them the man is blind. And
Nada is stupid to an extreme. When he starts
seeing the aliens, instead of opposing them with stealth, he starts killing
them, including one disguised as a cop.
What better way to call attention to himself? Then, apparently in a sulk, he won't loan the
magic sunglasses on someone willing to try them, but fights a fierce battle to
force his friend to look through them.
As is all too common, people fall from two-story heights and
exchange vicious blows with no more adverse effects than momentary
unsteadiness. Like in the movie "Where Eagles Dare" (a truly
wonderful movie to enjoy even if you aren't working out), the bullets of the
good guys always find their targets, but the bad guys, in this case the aliens,
always miss.
The humor wasn't that impressive. The best line was 'Life's a bitch, and then
she goes into heat.'
And yet, this movie helped my workout. There was lots of action, and it was
interspersed with periods of relative calm, which made the action more
vivid. There were also some genuine
surprise developments. The music was not
inspired, but was stirring.
Rating - ++++ it gets your pulse up as much as a run
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