Worst Sci-Fi movie, and possible worst 'blockbuster' ever

Rating: Null/10 (26 January 2003)

Let's face it, this film had a few entertaining moments, mostly thanks to the superior talents of Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith, but 90 percent of this film is embarassingly bad. Almost every cliche and overused idea is present here, and unless you're willing to accept that Americans and ONLY Americans are capable of defeating an enemy like this (with a virus that even Windows could resist), then this is the film for you. Absolutely no effort is put forth here to show that any other country can pull its weight. It's America to the rescue. I can understand this, after a certain fashion, this movie is made in America by Americans, but still, it flies in the face of logic. The acting is hackneyed and unentertaining, except for Goldblum and Smith, who are great talents, and the entire genesis of the idea is stolen from the most overused "invasion" plots that date back to the beginning of science fiction. No, no, you'll have to do much better than this to entertain me. If you're reading this, it's because you want to read reviews. Here's mine: skip this horrible film and rent one of the good Star Treks (II, VI, First Contact) first Jurassic Park, The Empire Strikes Back, or even War Of The Worlds. And they said Star Trek V was bad.