We Are What We Are

An odd one for sure. I caught this Mexican cannibal story on Channel 4 late one night, and I expected a typical horror slasher, but it goes at its own pace and concentrates on family responsibilities and in-fighting more than gore and scares. It's a mature effort, and with a few tweaks it could have been a great film. It centers on Alfredo, who has to take up the role of chief-earner in the household after his dad dies. It's now Alfredo's job to get meals...human meals. He tries to get people for his family to eat, but keeps failing with bad choices. The scene in the nightclub, when he attempts to lure a boy back to feast on, is pretty great, and the music just makes the scene much better. The erratic actions lure the cops back to their house and that's pretty much it.

B-