You know it never ceases to amaze me how poor alien technology could be.
I mean how can an alien spacecraft that is capable of traversing 3000 light years in an instant can be so inaccurate when it comes to its weapons fire when pursuing a clapped out old taxi on a straight road ? How can a top secret military base be subverted so easily, and the staff convinced to evacuate by a stranger with no ID ? This is just a couple of examples of the many I had to stretch my imagination beyond the realms of acceptability to rate this movie with any degree of credibility.
Perhaps I am being too critical, I alas I am not a kid anymore but I'd hoped for a bit more pragmatism to broaden its appeal. The plot really had some potential for something bigger and better, its potential reminded me of "Starman" from 1984 or "Contact" from 1997. I think just a bit more thought may have had me thinking this movie exceeds the puerile category.
I mean how can an alien spacecraft that is capable of traversing 3000 light years in an instant can be so inaccurate when it comes to its weapons fire when pursuing a clapped out old taxi on a straight road ? How can a top secret military base be subverted so easily, and the staff convinced to evacuate by a stranger with no ID ? This is just a couple of examples of the many I had to stretch my imagination beyond the realms of acceptability to rate this movie with any degree of credibility.
Perhaps I am being too critical, I alas I am not a kid anymore but I'd hoped for a bit more pragmatism to broaden its appeal. The plot really had some potential for something bigger and better, its potential reminded me of "Starman" from 1984 or "Contact" from 1997. I think just a bit more thought may have had me thinking this movie exceeds the puerile category.