Pretty Bad

Rating: 5/10 (14 May 2003)

This movie was cheesy when I saw it as a kid and it remains so. I'm ignoring the political implications though and just judging it as a movie.
Problems
Bad Dialogue, 2 dimensional characters, and a mediocre plot
Others have already covered it...however if you make a movie and have the dog as the most interesting character you have problems.
I think Summer Blockbusters today like X-2 show you can tell interesting stories with great SFX. This movie despite the speeches and cliches has nobody interesting. It lacks characterization, heart, and genuine menace. I felt more menace in the first 10 minutes of Aliens than in this entire film.
Hopefully a sequel isn't made. I feel blockbusters have evolved for the better the past seven years. To make a movie of this caliber would just drag things down again.