Too bad for this film that its audience is paying more attention than Klaatu.
I have not seen the original, so my comments about this remake are based entirely on its own merit (or lack thereof).
Other reviewers have already pointed out the horrible clichés and the untenable script, so I will say only that the reviewers are generally correct, but the overall score of 5.6 (as of today) is actually too generous.
...SPOILER...
The single biggest problem with this movie, aside from the myriad other issues, is that if Klaatu had been paying attention to the human race, he would have observed that millions of human beings throughout history have displayed remarkable altruism and have sacrificed themselves to far greater extents than Connelly's character does for Smith (and vice versa). If Smith and Connelly's love is enough to convince Klaatu to spare the human race, then he obviously was not paying attention when (insert notable act of selfless altruism here).
Thus, Klaatu's epiphany makes absolutely no sense and is the final nail in this terrible movie's coffin.
...End of spoiler...
I give this horror flick a 3.5/10 = F
I have not seen the original, so my comments about this remake are based entirely on its own merit (or lack thereof).
Other reviewers have already pointed out the horrible clichés and the untenable script, so I will say only that the reviewers are generally correct, but the overall score of 5.6 (as of today) is actually too generous.
...SPOILER...
The single biggest problem with this movie, aside from the myriad other issues, is that if Klaatu had been paying attention to the human race, he would have observed that millions of human beings throughout history have displayed remarkable altruism and have sacrificed themselves to far greater extents than Connelly's character does for Smith (and vice versa). If Smith and Connelly's love is enough to convince Klaatu to spare the human race, then he obviously was not paying attention when (insert notable act of selfless altruism here).
Thus, Klaatu's epiphany makes absolutely no sense and is the final nail in this terrible movie's coffin.
...End of spoiler...
I give this horror flick a 3.5/10 = F