Concept of the film is better than the sum of its parts

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2009)

I really wanted to like this film given all the good reviews I read about it before actually going to see it. Parts of it were very well done. I have to agree with some other reviewers that the hand held camera gets to be a bit much at times and the documentary style gets tedious. That being said, the aliens themselves, with the exception of the lead alien, don't appear to behave intelligently enough to have constructed the spaceship. Their penchant for cat food, can and all, is a bit hard to fathom. The action however when it comes is good, but it's too little too late IMO. The South African accent is a bit hard to understand at times if its spoken fast, which it seems to be most of the time when we view the main character. I would say the film is worth seeing, but maybe the sequel, and I'm sure there will be one, will be better.