There is nothing in the movie that wasn't in the trailer. Indeed, the trailer might have had a better plot. Here's a short summary: Spaceman comes to earth. Earthlings freak out. US government reveals its arrogance through an unconvincing secretary of defense. Through an implausible series of events, spaceman meets earthwoman. Superintelligent spaceman taught a lesson or two by humble earthman. Tears. Spaceman must decide fate of world.
Only things giving this three stars are the performances of Reeves (who doesn't need makeup to look like a spaceman) and Smith. Everyone else seems to be sleepwalking.
You could swallow all of that, but it seems the producers ran out of money for special effects pretty quickly -- which adds insult to injury in such a poorly conceived remake of a classic. The only reason to remake a classic sci-fi flick is to bump up the special effects, but I'd guess the original must have had a bigger special effects budget than this remake.
Only things giving this three stars are the performances of Reeves (who doesn't need makeup to look like a spaceman) and Smith. Everyone else seems to be sleepwalking.
You could swallow all of that, but it seems the producers ran out of money for special effects pretty quickly -- which adds insult to injury in such a poorly conceived remake of a classic. The only reason to remake a classic sci-fi flick is to bump up the special effects, but I'd guess the original must have had a bigger special effects budget than this remake.
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