How could this possibly have been a Roland Emerich film?

Rating: 3/10 (17 November 2019)

Extremely poor acting from Ed Skreen who makes a mockery of his character. The few well-known names have little to add but generic poses and postures. The script and dialog were absolutely awful. Actors constantly have to explain things that supposedly happened before but weren't shown. Breaking rule #1 of filmmaking: show, don't tell.
Flabbergasted why this film has 10/10 ratings. You've got to be kidding me. By the way, was this a pro-China propaganda movie? I don't believe Roland Emmerich had anything to do with this. That's got to be a "ok, put my name on it, but I'm too busy to even look at it".