They forgot their raincoats!

Rating: 5/10 (15 July 2003)

Good grief what a groaner! Aliens smart enough to travel across space all the way to earth need to communicate using crop circles. Uhh, yeah right.
A few suspenseful moments cannot begin to make up for the incredibly inane resolution. Aliens who die when they get wet don't bother to wear a raincoat and galoshes to say nothing of a space suit. And you would think that since they communicate with crop circles they might have run into some irrigation lines and realized their plight. Alas no.
And the subplot involving the restoration of Gibson's faith is so incredibly ham handed and ludicrous that it drains all the spirit out of the movie - no pun intended. I mean if god really wanted little Morgan to live why would he let the alien get a hold of him in the first place? So Mel would come back into the fold of course - give me a break!
I cannot fathom why so many people thought this movie was good. 5 out of 10 only for the birthday party video.