Oh hai. Big giant sphere like Ozma lands in Central Park (because there's no place like New York) and an alien comes out. Is it tense? Does the story leave us wondering? Yes. Even if we haven't seen the good old classic that nobody except your grandpa has.
This is a remake, but no, let's call it more like a synthesis of the usual contrivances. As such no originality is offered here but like I said, the first half hour or so is interesting. Then hey, something starts telling us, "Haven't we seen this before?"
Not quite Independance Day, not quite your friendly neighborhood alien. Not quite like Prison Break too, even though that guy is in there. Jennifer Connelly and Jaden Smith (you know, Will Smith's son) is in here, which suggests that this is a movie where our tear-ducts ought to start working. But then we also have Keanu Reeves, which we all know means that this is going to be a movie with lots of action and where plot - uh, what plot?
Mr. Reeves is all too comfortable in his chair, subtle allegory for the fact that he is all too comfortable in his role as a wooden alien
You should already know what happens in the end halfway through. It's just fun to see how it gets there. I like that big robot that comes out. They intentionally made it look cheesy. How nice. Reeves as the alien is a suitable choice; he is the next deliverer of stilted dialogue after Hayden Christensen.
Still, poor ending. Endings are important. I'm waiting to see a decent, recent movie where aliens truly obliterate the entire human race. And Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy doesn't count.
This is a remake, but no, let's call it more like a synthesis of the usual contrivances. As such no originality is offered here but like I said, the first half hour or so is interesting. Then hey, something starts telling us, "Haven't we seen this before?"
Not quite Independance Day, not quite your friendly neighborhood alien. Not quite like Prison Break too, even though that guy is in there. Jennifer Connelly and Jaden Smith (you know, Will Smith's son) is in here, which suggests that this is a movie where our tear-ducts ought to start working. But then we also have Keanu Reeves, which we all know means that this is going to be a movie with lots of action and where plot - uh, what plot?
Mr. Reeves is all too comfortable in his chair, subtle allegory for the fact that he is all too comfortable in his role as a wooden alienYou should already know what happens in the end halfway through. It's just fun to see how it gets there. I like that big robot that comes out. They intentionally made it look cheesy. How nice. Reeves as the alien is a suitable choice; he is the next deliverer of stilted dialogue after Hayden Christensen.
Still, poor ending. Endings are important. I'm waiting to see a decent, recent movie where aliens truly obliterate the entire human race. And Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy doesn't count.
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