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Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2002)

In some respects, this movie was well done enough to be an 8 or 9, but in another very important aspect, the movie deserved a 5. So, I give it a 7. I like Mel Gibson a lot and the rest of the actors were fine. The concept was interesting. It had good intensity. And, the film looked very good. But, critiques are about criticism. And, ultimately, the movie was fairly ludicrous.
I have two favorite genres. One of them is Sci-Fi. Anytime you watch a Sci-Fi, you have to suspend disbelief. But, I have always maintained that you do not have to suspend logic. By that, I mean, a movie should be consistent within the parameters it sets for itself. This movie did not.
SPOILERS: I could go on all day, but how did the alien whose fingers got cut off manage to figure out where to come??? Was it looking for revenge? Where did it pick up the friend? Furthermore, they can travel across time, but they can't figure out how to get out of a closet??? And, why exactly doesn't it have any weapons? It can travel across time, but it can't carry a 6 shooter??? And, what is with the water? We have figured out how to wear protective covering since the middle ages, but despite being able to travel across time, they can't figure out how to protect themselves from water??? I mean, it was just one big duh after another in the last 30 minutes or so. They can travel across time, they plan to take over our world, and they need crop circles to tell them where to congregate??? PLEASE!!!
The irony is that when we first went to this movie, we only got to see the first 70% of it before the theater - and all the other theaters - were evacuated for some fire (supposedly). So, we went back at a later date. We would have been better off never having gone back and just appreciating the first 70% and imagining the last 30%. If you can overcome the ludicrous assumptions at the end, you probably will like the movie. I can never forgive stupidity. But, I can forget. This is a movie I will forget.