Disappointing cliche

Rating: 2/10 (26 August 2001)

I went to see this film with high expectations of a true sci-fi thriller, perhaps something along the lines of the TV series 'V', 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' and 'War of the Worlds', but much better given the sophistication of today's movie watchers and makers. Instead we get dear old Bill Pullman doing his best with a ridiculous plot and script. This film was a complete waste of money and time. There should be something thought-provoking at least, even in a comedy, about the possibility of visitors from another planet.
The special effects were OK, but totally unbelievable. A spacecraft of that size would blot out all light to the city below. And when it landed there would have to be seizmic implications.