I must be the only one

Rating: 1/10 (11 May 2012)

I hated this movie. The special effects were good, but the way the movie was put together was terrible. I hated the documentary style instead of the normal way movies are presented. Usually its nice to have someone to pull for, but I found myself pulling for a quick end to this flick. I tried to give it a chance, but I kept finding myself looking at the display timer so I could find how much time was left. The worst part was expecting a different kind of movie because of the cover art and commercials. What a let down. I was hoping for "War of the Worlds" instead I got Battle to Stay Awake. I didn't care about the big overgrown bugs, I mean aliens, who acted like thugs through most of the movie. I didn't care about the main human character either. He got a little more likable once he decided to trust the bugs, I mean aliens. This makes no sense because they created the spray that mutated him. Peter Jackson needs to stick to epics like Lord of the Rings and not turn over projects like this to terrible first time writer/directors. The special effects were impressive. But even with that, I would say it deserves a zero. But since I have to give at least a 1, so be it. If you're expecting and want epic science fiction, don't waste your time or money on this garbage.