I will be brief in this review, as others here already posted much of what I thought about this sequel.
It needs to be said that the original from 2007 'The Man From Earth' is one of the best, most provoking thought, ever created. I would also like to add that the original deserved more notice from the general public, although it had gathered some following since 2007.
Saying that though, it was obvious it would have been near-impossible mission to recreate the high standard of the first film script and acting. But the fans of the original had high expectations.
Visually, the film looks like a low budget feature, which is understandable. It also seems it was made quickly (not enough shooting days) and the sound & music are quite low standard.
The plot though, I find, could have been more interesting with better actors and less of a typical college American attitude, which is always an eyesore.
The young actors, apart from Sterling Knight (Philip) were too amateurish and the screenplay given to them quite embarrassing at times. I would have
loved to have seen the likes Jesse Eisenberg and Anna Kendrick in these roles.
The scene between David Lee Smith (John Oldman) and Sterling Knight (Philip) was good, but was simply too short and too quick.
This scene should have been the centre point of the whole film, and should have been explored more.
All the running around and pointless drama were completely unnecessary.
Many aspects of the film were not explored in full: John Oldman getting old, How did he end up with Carolyn (Vanessa Williams) and there were many
questions unanswered.
In the hands of a really good scriptwriter this could have been really good, but as the others say, it was not the sequel fans expected.
I still gave it a 9/10 for the effort, and hoping that with better budget, the producers will bring on board better writers.
Let's hope!
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