Hmmmmm....

Rating: Null/10 (21 September 2002)

I was expecting great things from this film, largely on the basis of a very good trailer. I have to say I loved the crop circle designs, but really, that and the trailer was the best of the movie. Large flaws abound throughout the movie, which, since it is SciFi, one could largely expect to forgive. But there really are gaping flaws exposed at the end on the level of the intelligence of the aliens (who were intelligent enough to presumably come across millions of light years in the interstellar ships they've built)
I also have to say, the dialogue was stilted and artificial indeed. The kids put on a great performance, and are totally as you would expect kids to be when faced with a weird situation. But Gibson struggles to keep his character believable at times, witness the scene at the dinner table for instance. Phoenix is a bit of a loss in this film, he mostly stands around, hardly developing his character at all.
Wait for the DVD... or even better, buy a poster with a picture of the cropsigns on it.