45 minute plot stretched into 3 hours

Rating: 3/10 (8 June 2006)

Cut something! Did anything wind up on the cutting room floor? This movie went on and on and on. It could have been an hour long "Twilight Zone" episode. There's nothing memorable about this movie. The ending is not satisfying, the characters are not interesting, nor did I care much about what happened to them. There are stereotypical government bad guy and idealistic quirky scientists, and an unnecessary romance. Jodi Foster is wasted in this movie, James Woods plays the stereotypical government meanie, Matthew McConaughey's character is superfluous, and I can't remember any of his lines. If you want science fiction, go rent 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Silent Running, Alien, ET, or The X Files. Don't waste your time with this snooze fest!