A Small Movie Trying to be Big?

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2002)

First of all, I liked it. Better than 95% of the other stuff out there.
But the story could have been a lot better had it been a more intimate one about just the Hess family and why a small group of aliens were visiting them and their crops and the messages behind those circles.
The scope of the movie ended up being so wide that I think for many people, not being able to see all of that on screen would have been a dissatisfying experience.
World wide invasions and inter galactic war? Wow! I wanna see that too but instead, we got the old carrot and stick routine.
And what self respecting farmer doesn't have a shotgun or two!
Overall, my brain got a workout I really enjoyed. 8/10!