if you haven't already, don't rush to see it

Rating: 3/10 (24 August 2002)

I just saw this movie last night, August 23rd. I'm probably the last person in America to see this film, and I wish I hadn't. The trailers for the film had me fooled, as many, that this was a movie about aliens. Sure there were aliens in the movie, but the movie was about bringing a people together. There have been many movies like this, whether it's a volcano (Dante's Peak, Volcano), tornado (Twister), flood (Hard Rain), meteor (Armageddon, Deep Impact), and now aliens. The only thing that made this movie different was it had M. Night Shyamalan's trademark epiphany scene. He takes you through the movie wondering and questioning what is going on, then justifies them all in 2 minutes. Sixth Sense was original, and the other two just reuse the same story telling. Wait for it on video and use a free Blockbuster rental to see it.