An astronomic waste of time

Rating: Null/10 (12 January 2002)

Oh dear, we go again, experiencing the usual Americans-can-walk-on-water syndrome all over again and again. This is the stuff of the old and very bad American war movies, in which American heroes of the piece are able to come through any kind of danger and predicament virtually with their hair unruffled, just because they happen to be American and the script heroes. Only this time it's in space, so it's even more unlikely unbelievable, tediously and boringly repetitive. Our buddies are kitted in space suits which seem to be able to come through just about any kind of explosion and abuse unscathed, unpunctured, undamaged. The same thing can be said of the one vital space craft needed for bringing home our earth-bound heroine's boyfriend, while her dad sacrifices himself instead for humanity. Even the special effects become boring, trite, confused and unconvincing. Otherwise, a typical Bruce-Willis-do-and/or-die feast of machoism. Out of 10, I'd give it maybe two to three.