A space probe took samples from a rock that passed near Earth. Then the probe fell apart on reentry, and whatever was in it has infected live on earth and created all sorts of giant creatures in Central America. The situation is scene from the perspectives of Andrew and Sam. Andrew is a photographer, Sam's dad owns the "publication" Andrew works for. Her pop has tasked Andrew with getting her to safety. Complications arise!
The movie tries to build a romantic relationship between the two main characters. One of them is feeling isolated, the other is in an engagement they don't seem happy about. But it doesn't carry it off. Maybe it needed to put more focus on it, rather than trying to weave it into this perilous journey story. I don't think that would have made it any more enjoyable of a movie to me, but it might have helped that particular thread work a little better.
The parts of it that look at the lives of the people living in or near the "infected zone" work better. The people who exploit the situation and peoples' desperation. The ones who have nowhere to go or no means to move. The futile attempts of the United States to keep all this at a distance (with a big, useless wall, no less). The small bits that combine for a larger picture of a world that's changing in ways humanity is only slowly grasping, that part is sort of interesting. Overall, it's not a good movie, but it isn't awful. It's just kind of there. It couldn't keep my attention.
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