This could of been a sleeper hit.

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2002)

You have everything going right in the movie but fail w/the noticeable little things. Like when you know something is happening and the character freezes focusing on something wasting time. In the beginning of this film that wasn't the case. When Ray Reddy says he doesn't think they [the aliens] don't like water.
If the alien was in the pantry call the police,instead of using the knife throw water under the pantry door, when you find that the designs to your crops are some type of landing markers wouldn't you take a combine and/or tractor and destroy it. I won't go into everything but this could of garnered the "sleeper hit" status.