A soggy wet mess

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2002)

Get past the hype and the fact that Mel Gibson stars in this dustbin full of mystical claptrap and pseudo-religious porridge and you are left with .... monster from the black lagoon without the character depth. I hated this movie. I hated its self satisfied "I bet they'll fall for the rubber alien" smugness. I hated the limp performances. I hated the completely obvious and entirely predictable ending (we timed it to the minute). I really hated the implausible winning formula for beating the aliens. Lame does not begin to describe this bog of smelliness. Even the clues to the resolution were like neon martini signs in a catholic church. And the trite way they handled faith and belief ... if you dont believe in the lord now - just wait till the aliens get here. Boy will they larn ye! I yawned. I shuffled. I twisted and turned. Wait for it to come out on DVD and then avoid that too!