Animales Humanos

A Mexican home invasion flick about a conflict between two neighbouring families, sparked by an aggressive dog that attacks a little girl and then is euthanized in a rather unsightly way. The family, as animal activists, don't like this and plan to take revenge on their neighbours. A simple and straightforward plot in what for me is the exhausted home invasion genre. There was a time when I loved this sub-genre, but now I feel all the films suck, some day I want to see a home invasion movie where a family of eight is attacked by a ten assholes, that's when my curiosity will start to rise. This 2 vs 2 duel can't bring more than three gore scenes and it didn't even deliver that (though the smashed head is awesome). The visuals and the family is likeable, the make-up effects are pretty good, and there is no shortage of suspense , but that's par for the course with any at least average home invasion film. I was definitely expecting more carnage, but I don't regret watching it. Story 2/5, Action 3/5, Humor>No, Violence 3/5, Fun 3/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5 6/10. (07.07.2021)

Now this is what I call a controversial film – one that could divide audiences into two irreconcilable camps, both of which certainly have plenty of arguments for and against. Personally, I wasn't crazy about this movie. I hate fanatics of all sorts (notice how everyone always means well at first, and then suddenly people start dying, often in large numbers), so it was clear from the start which side I would be on. However, it gradually turned out that I didn't care much about the fate of any of the characters. The writers resorted to traditional clichés, which was annoying. I don’t get why this standard home invasion, the only “innovation” being the masks, is categorized as a horror movie. Because of the masks? I’m not impressed. (17.10.2021)