Great director, wrong project

Rating: 5/10 (7 June 2006)

First off J P Jeunet is a great director you need only see Amelie to recognise that, but he is most to blame for this franchise killer of a movie. His style just doesn't suit this kind of action filled popcorn cinema and coupled with some bad casting choices and a mediocre storyline this really is poor.
Watch Alien, Aliens or even Alien 3 and they are all far superior to this effort. It's all fairly poor stuff on show here with the exception of one great set piece the underwater alien chase scene is heart stopping. But unfortunately the memory of this is soon erased by the milk baby alien at the end (possibly the worst alien creation i any big budget sci fi movie).
Disappointing 5/10