Don't waste your money, just another 'F-U' from JJ Abrams

Rating: 1/10 (23 January 2008)

Despite the fact that the camera work will make you vomit... despite the fact that the characters have no depth... despite the fact that the story is weak... despite the fact that you there is no story arc... despite the fact that you are left hanging in the wind like every other JJ Abrams piece...
...the movie does have great graphics. If you only get to see them in 100ms flashes.
Look, I love monster movies. I live for them. My childhood is grounded in good solid sci-fi and horror flicks. This, was just a let down. The concept is fantastic, and the special effects were great. Personally I am tired of the hand-held camera effect a-la Blair Witch Project, but that is mostly my issue. The part that angered me was the total lack of quality story telling. Suspense is only useful if it takes you some place. Leaving the last 2 minutes of a film on the cutting room floor is just obnoxious.
Really, don't bother to spend your money in the theater. You will just come out motion-sick and angry.
Sorry, JJ, you lost me a a viewer for anything you ever do again. Including Lost.