The directing was really bad with too many close-up shots that showed nothing that was really going on. Looking up and screaming "run" or "over here" (I was laughing hard), and then having to use your imagination of what's happening. But the screenplay was even worse, probably the worst ever. There were so many plot and technical issues. I'd say 90% of this film was riddled with ridiculous, unnecessary, and long dragged out scenes. This may have worked better as a 20-30 min short film, but the 87 min runtime with slow pacing was just wrong. There was way more useless and laughable filler, with very little substance for this screenplay. Was this even edited/cut down? The dialogue was so infantile and ridiculous - especially the science jargon, that sounded like it was written by a 5th grader, who apparently assumed an astronomer is the same as a bio-chemist lol. This should've had the genre "comedy" added to it, because you'll laugh more than anything else. What's even worse, it that the entire premise of the story, was an exact knock-off of War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise. Even the one scene when an arm breaks through the window after the daughter and dad saves the day lol. I'll give you one guess what the aliens weakness is. Writer/comedian Joe Roche should just stick to comedy, and never write another screenplay again... please.
The only redeeming qualities of this film was the excellent cinematography, the score that was bearable and somewhat fitting - rare for a B-grade film, and the aliens and their space/attack ships were surprisingly impressive, albeit a Tom Cruise's WOTW knock off. The casting and performances were adequate, and although I'm a fan of Tom Sizemore, he was just so bad and unconvincing - and laughable, as a general. It's like he couldn't wait for a scene to end so he can go have some drinks. I'd say it's his worst performance and character to date. Nevertheless, I surprisingly finished the entire film, even though I cringed at many scenes. It's a generous 2/10 from me.
The only redeeming qualities of this film was the excellent cinematography, the score that was bearable and somewhat fitting - rare for a B-grade film, and the aliens and their space/attack ships were surprisingly impressive, albeit a Tom Cruise's WOTW knock off. The casting and performances were adequate, and although I'm a fan of Tom Sizemore, he was just so bad and unconvincing - and laughable, as a general. It's like he couldn't wait for a scene to end so he can go have some drinks. I'd say it's his worst performance and character to date. Nevertheless, I surprisingly finished the entire film, even though I cringed at many scenes. It's a generous 2/10 from me.