A slow paced thriller

Rating: 6/10 (7 July 2018)

The movie is about a reverend who loses his faith following the death of his wife in a car accident. All the actions happening in the foreground, i.e. aliens invading the earth, the family's fight against the invaders in their farm house, etc. are indeed a ruse that serve to mask the main theme which is about the reverend regaining his faith. Although the plot involving the depiction of the alien invasion and its aftermath is sketchy and plain silly, the movie gets away with it because the action is pushed to background at the end. The cast and acting are pretty good. The pace is somewhat slow at the beginning but the film gains tempo towards the finale. Its theme is certainly deeper than a pure thriller but its handling of the action falls short of satisfying the fans of that genre. On the other hand, the plot holes in the foreground events weaken the drama and leave unsatisfied those who'd like to see beyond the action, too.