Extraterrestrial (Extraterrestre)

Again I selected a movie from HBO Go that I thought had promise. Last night I saw the Spanish movie Extraterrestial, knowing that it was not going to be a Hollywood blockbuster-style alien invasion flick. Actually it turned out as expected, much more like a dramatic play than a movie. Extraterrestial stars  Julián Villagrán, Michelle Jenner, and Carlos Arece.

Waking up after what appears to have been a one-night stand with Julia (Jenner), Julio (Villagran) is disoriented, unsure what happened after he passed out the night before. Discovering most lines of electronic communication had been shut off, the pair noticed an enormous alien mothership floating up in the sky above Madrid. Freaking out, the duo decided to just stay in her apartment.  Julio, utilizing his engineer training, calculated the scale of the mothership. Panic then resulted when Julia’s boyfriend, Carlos (Raul Cimas), returns to the apartment, oblivious to his longtime love’s night of cheating. Figuring out how to inch closer to Julia as the days pass, Julio finds his adventure of secret seduction thwarted by Angel (Areces), a nosy, jealous neighbor who the trio suspects may be a visiting alien. Subsequently they turn on the petty man, and force him out of the apartment.  With supplies running out, Carlos starts to show signs of obsessive behavior, while Julio and Julia work to build a relationship as the world falls apart around them.

While this is just an average movie, I found it entertaining. I would recommend seeing Extraterrestial.