rahulrathaur-56760 The movie is great. But i think the Secretary of Defence should have died. She is the one who wanted destruction.

Erica Pettersson (faith_hope_love_88) I'll begin by saying that I haven't watched the original movie from 1951. Therefore no comparisons will be made one way or the other.This is a movie that I wanted to like more than I actually did. I feel that the story has potential. The idea of an alien coming to earth, as far as I can figure, being the first alien encounter for mankind is intriguing. The acting and the special effects are good, and I like Keanu Reeves from before so it was fun to see another movie with him.But there were some things that just didn't agree with me very well. I think the major problem, for me, was that there were too many questions left unanswered. Or perhaps it was just me missing the point? But either way I had a hard time fully understanding the alien protagonist and his intentions. Not to mention the motives behind those intentions. That he somehow had the authority to do as he saw fit didn't make much sense to me. Who was he and his race to decide over a planet that isn't theirs? I would have wanted a deeper meaning here. I would have wanted more of a backstory to the alien and what he was up to. And as to the people's reaction, or most of the people anyway... well, that made me almost ashamed to be human. The only character that I can say I liked was Helen Benson played by Jennifer Conelly.

Weezy-LUiGi This is a film that truly holds up, even outside of its particularly problematic and quaint setting. By that, I mean that the goggles have never been on in my case regarding the 1950s. Many of the population wants to kid themselves that those were the wonder years, with no issues or problems whatsoever, while I am reminded of the McCarthy trials, civil sit-ins, and the Cold War paranoia overriding the quasi-intelligence of the nation. This is a film that stands as a true notable time capsule of said paranoia that plays out much like I imagine something like a visit from the extraterrestrial could happen, before the extremists decide that difference and "the other" is just too scary to handle, as illustrated so perfectly in the likes of Villeneuve's ARRIVAL and Zemeckis' CONTACT.Patricia Neal is the MVP of this movie. Her face is so expressive and her body language is filled with cool calm. Rennie does the job he was hired to and Hugh Marlowe is the perfect subversive prick who's only in it for the personal glory. Take that, clean-cut America. Not so respectable now, are ye?A mandatory viewing for all interested in anything approaching smart fictional allegories.

Dr_Sagan The plot is naive to say the least. And very common. Once more aliens want to destroy humanity for their evil (or not so evil) purposes.It is a remake of an older movie.Keanu Reeves reprises his persona and set of movements from Neo in the Matrix, the son of Smith is as annoying as a little brat could be and Jennifer Connelly although she looks "intelligent" her character is surprisingly dumb in the movie.You want to see it? Go and see it. Don't expect an epiphany or a solid conclusion though. Humans are destroying Earth but they have ...soul and they are willing (really?) to change for the better.