See This!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2009)

This is one of the amazing films of history. To think that it was done on an indie budget, with the two lead actors as first-timers, and a director who has very limited experience is somewhat mind-boggling. I suspect that the superb empathetic elements in the Christopher Johnson character and his son deserve a slight nod in the direction of the producers (cf. Gollum & King Kong). What do you want? Acting? We got that. The evolution of the Wikers character is truly dynamic in a very personal way. You want pathos? We got tons! You want action? Some of the best action sequences I have ever seen. You want FX? Again, seamless and some of the most impressive FX ever! You want Sci-Fi? This is in the grand tradition of "I am Legend," "2001/2010," "I Robot," "Thirteenth Floor," and a long list of socially relevant Sci-Fi films and literature. Humor? Check! Shocking realism? Check! Even a rather touching love story between Wikers and his wife. Check! This movie has it all, and is a non-stop dramatic tour de force from beginning to end. Warning: not for morons who have trouble with understanding South African accents, social relevancy, or who can only see aliens as the universally superior, new age, breathlessly long awaited saviors of human culture (cf. Close Encounters), or on the other hand, evil predators who live only to survive by evisceration of humans or implanting embryos in their abdomens (cf. Alien, Aliens; which films I love, BTW). This is a nitty-gritty, mildly intellectual film that kicks ass! Period.