Run of the Mill

Rating: 4/10 (25 March 2017)

Everything in this movie is predictable, except one aspect. It's the same old plot and characters. Even the alien is unoriginal. As always in Hollywood, the black man is the first casualty. However, and this is the new twist this film brings to the genre, the black man isn't killed outright early on, he's maimed. Then he dies. BUT HEY! He is brought back to life, only to be maimed again! BUT, that's not all! He's dies again! This time he's dead for good though. Thankfully, the torture is over. On another point, the commander, a woman who you would think would be a great Hollywood heroine, only becomes a feeble run of the mill delicate woman. When the S#^% hits the fan, a woman needs a strong brave man (Of course!) to take control of the terrible situation. Now, I'm not a social critic movie watcher. It's just that this movie was so predictable that it was these two elements that struck me as most notable. Any rating above a 6 is being very generous. Rent Alien again instead.