Monos

Heard a lot about this movie and 'Bacurau' as great foreign movies coming from the Americas. Bacurau is good.period. Everything about that movie makes sense and conveys the deeper meanings splendidly. Monos however is a stinker sadly. Be very wary of the reviews on imdb. The cinematography is A+ and the music is appropriate. The rest is just the director being too aware of himself and trying to create a masterpiece. There's really no narrative,very hard to understand the story beyond the threadbare lines thrown at us. Lots of young kids making faces at the camera ,wearing make-up (a la Apocalypse Now) but here there's no point in wearing those black faces other than to pose for the camera - it has no bearing on the narrative. This is piffle of the highest calibre. It reminds you of some british movies just made for an award where it has everything but just doesnt gel together. In 'Monos' it is not even that - silly slow motion caps, sillier screams and shouts all to no avail - simply because there's no narrative. Watch 'Bacurau' - now that's a good movie!