Underrated and ... outstanding!

Rating: Null/10 (8 June 2004)

An excellent movie, further more so because it had low budget and unknown (at the time) actors. Great plot, sharp acting, the movie and the characters develop smoothly. On the surface is the well-exploited humans vs aliens theme, but in fact it is about the reactions and interaction of humans when faced with critical situation (starting with the introduction scene - the landing). I really liked the music, especially the main theme.
I do not know why the film did not receive a warmer welcome. If I had to guess, though, it would be the relatively low budget, lack of stars and perhaps the most important - THE ENDING. Such an ending defies 99% of the sugar-glazed happy-enders coming out of Holywood's conveyor. I guess some saw it as not "politically correct" although for that same reason it is so much HUMANLY CORRECT, because in striving for political correctness we often forget that the real world around us is much more natural, varied and politically incorrect. With this bold (yet so natural) ending, this movie wins me over precisely because it touches this part of our souls that will never be corrupted by false hypocrisy and empty slogans.