Big hat no cattle

Rating: 6/10 (2 August 2002)

Spoiler!!!
This film is all sizzle and no steak. I watched the preview and expected more. No bigtime special effects; UFO'S burning things, people melting, etc. This film is done on a low budget, like the writer's other film Unbreakable. The writer has some weak dialogs (ie the army guy) but the majority of the script is strong. What works in this film results from the lack of special effects; not seeing the aliens, things that run around in the night, moving door knobs, noises, etc. The locked in the basement scene made my heart race, what tension, but the ending is anti climatic after the basement scene. I left the theatre wanting more, maybe part 2; Maybe my expectations were too high. 6/10