100% just OK

Rating: 6/10 (30 June 2014)

This movie is OK, worth a watch at least. That is if you're not someone who will be bothered by the fact that:
1.) this is a mediocre rehash of every sci-fi movie that came before it. I mean, even as a tribute to the great movies you're ripping off you could introduce something new to the mix (see Cabin in The Woods for an example of worthwhile tributes). but no, not here.
2.) any romantic subplots that exist are entirely undone by a complete lack of chemistry between the characters. that's not to say the acting is bad, it isn't. there's just no emotion between these characters.
3.) well, mostly just number 1 on my list really... oh, wait!
4.) there seems to be no motivation, or at least no explanation for the motivations of the alien or the robot or whatever the hell it is. further more, no explanation of what it is exactly (i have to assume that it's HAL from the future who's traveled back in time to exact his revenge). no mention of where it came from, why it needs water or why it's really stupid. A little bit of back story goes a long way, even a tease to get the imagination working (an advanced civilization created a machine that transforms water into energy and now it's gone haywire, reeking havoc across the galaxy. this is just off the top of my head here).
over all this is a movie for people who've never seen movies and don't require much of them. but if you've got some time to kill or just wanna space out to some big budget scifi it's worth the 2 hours.