Netflix's largely Spanish-language sequel/expansion of the Sandra Bullock streaming smash is both visually striking and engaging from the outset. The basic premise of the invading creatures who drive onlookers to suicide remains, now a global problem and Bullock replaced here by a young father, whose unexpected motives and abilities add an interesting dimension to the story. After the arresting opening, the film flashes back nine months to the start of the invasion in suitably apocalyptic fashion (and one of the best sequences of the film) and then jumps between the present day (a band of survivors trying to reach mountain safety) and the father's backstory. Attacks by the creatures and other (cultist) human survivors are swift and brutal, and the moments of jeopardy scattered throughout the film are handled well, alongside developing reasonably effective characters. Bird Box Barcelona is a good and well-made extension of the premise that does more than simply relocate.
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