Worst movie since A Sound of Thunder

Rating: 2/10 (28 August 2009)

It makes me sad that this movie is currently rated as #41 movie of all time. It is the worst movie I've seen in years. The only reason I'm giving it a 2 instead of 1 is because the second half of the movie was visually entertaining because it had some action.
The story is based on a completely ridiculous, extremely unbelievable premise that the human race would nurture the survival of aliens on earth -- and that this goes over smoothly for 20 years. If I wasn't with friends, I would have walked out after the first 30 minutes and asked to see a different movie or get my money back.
None of the characters are likable. The main character is a complete buffoon who would never be trusted in any kind of position of power in real life. The only thing that you can like about him is how he completely loses it by the second half of the movie because everyone around him betrays him. Everyone except for the aliens, of course.
Oh, but it's the humans who are the bad guys? How original! We're selfish and greedy, and all we want are the weapons. The typical dark commentary on the human race. Been there, done that.. but this time it's via an alien race which has somehow developed human rights and gained human trust.
The movie tries to engage the audience with completely disgusting and overly graphic scenes, including self-mutilation, vomiting, sex with aliens, humans eating alien body parts, etc. etc. Really, it is just senseless violence and gore.
Am I supposed to feel sorry that this complete idiot sprays himself with a chemical that turns him into an alien and is now being taken advantage of? Am I supposed to feel good that, by the end, he kicks butt and kills a lot of these ruthless a*holes? No. This would never, ever happen.
This movie is certainly different than the usual aliens-meet-earth sci-fi, but really it's just an overdone plot with aliens in the place of some other organized body. The science is unexplained. The relationships are uninteresting. If you have any respect for science fiction, spend your time and money on something else!