A silly little outing that tells of an alien attack on our planet. Sure, the story is epic in scope, but on a budget that allows for only a couple of shoot-outs in the woods, it doesn't really work.
The moment I saw the aliens in white makeup with little radio receivers glued to their faces I knew I was in for a cheesy, sub-STAR TREK style outing. Execrable CGI effects, consisting of laser beams, UFOs and people disintegrating within 'blood bags', are not to be taken seriously.
The cast, headed by the wooden Brad Johnson, fare no better. Indeed, one of the only reasons I tuned in was to see Carl Weathers; he's bagged a minor role playing a tough army general. Weathers kicks ass - the rest of this film does not.
We're left with a concoction of silly effects, low-rent action scenes and lots of dull pondering over right and wrong while a dozen or so plot holes are generally glazed over. Not the Science Fiction channel's greatest hour, then...
The moment I saw the aliens in white makeup with little radio receivers glued to their faces I knew I was in for a cheesy, sub-STAR TREK style outing. Execrable CGI effects, consisting of laser beams, UFOs and people disintegrating within 'blood bags', are not to be taken seriously.
The cast, headed by the wooden Brad Johnson, fare no better. Indeed, one of the only reasons I tuned in was to see Carl Weathers; he's bagged a minor role playing a tough army general. Weathers kicks ass - the rest of this film does not.
We're left with a concoction of silly effects, low-rent action scenes and lots of dull pondering over right and wrong while a dozen or so plot holes are generally glazed over. Not the Science Fiction channel's greatest hour, then...