Great serious sci-fi!

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2009)

I enjoy serious sci-fi films that "work." I'm no Nic Cage fan but this narrative was less about Cage than it was about our mortality. It was well-written but distracting at first. I don't watch movies until they come on cable. If a film is good I'll watch it twice. I watched this 4 times so far. The soundtrack reminded me of the music in "I, Robot." Indeed, the director used the same composer & this time the music was better. Best sci-fi of 2009.
The special effects were all fantastic. It's hard to surprise me with a film because they're usually over hyped. Watching trailers can spoil a film too. The weakest part & performance in the film is that of Rose Byrne, the mother. Nevertheless, I'm interested in buying the DVD when Christmas sales are on.