Not your average human-meets-alien movie.

Rating: 8/10 (24 August 2009)

I went to watch this thinking it was just going to be another action movie with a horrible script that would help me kill some time. Was I ever wrong.
This is an incredibly well made movie. With Peter Jackson (director of such heavyweight hits as The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy & King Kong) as the primary producer of the film it was no surprise that the special effects were amazing and that the story was riveting as well. The way the movie was shot is pretty unique and keeps you interested every step of the way.
What got me the most about the movie was the light in which humanity is sometimes shown: self serving, greedy, violent bullies and yet there are also moments of self sacrifice and tenderness. Some of the actions of the humans towards the aliens made me feel ashamed for being human. Yes, it's that moving of a script!
Obviously I wasn't the only one that liked the movie because on opening weekend the movie grossed $37 million and has so far grossed more than $80 million dollars. Not bad for a little indie flick.
If this is playing in your town I would highly recommend you go and see it. It's well worth the 12 dollars admission!