Two stars for its few good moments...

Rating: 2/10 (3 May 2006)

Where do I start? The absurd realism problems? The heavy-handed religious tub-thumping? The incredible stupidity of the aliens? Do I even need to bother giving a review since what I'm going to say has already been said? The aliens are stupid. They have advanced technology and yet eschew it in favor of making circles in fields and fighting hand to hand. They travel all the way to a world where 70% of the surface is covered in water even though it is incredibly corrosive to them. They don't even bother with any kind of protection from water. Just what do they want from Earth that can't be found on water-free planets, anyway?
The film ends with a religious message, which only makes the already flawed film worse, in my opinion. The film illustrates the notion that everything has a purpose with a series of rather implausible coincidences (if only all the terrible things that happened to me and people I know turned out to be part of a divine plan rather than rotten luck...) Issues like how aliens fit into Christian theology (that could have actually made for some interesting discussion) are conspicuously absent.
Despite the atrocious flaws I've highlighted, the film does have its bright spots. It is indeed rather creepy in places and has some redeeming moments. Still, they simply can't save it from the nonsense that pervades the movie.