I don't get it. Did you naysayers see the same movie I did? Or are you just all Keanu haters that rag on any movie he's in whether it's good or not? Because this movie definatly didn't suck like you all claim it did. I saw this today and it was very good. It kept me on the edge of my seat; very intense. The only thing I was disappointed with was the ending but still overall is was well worth seeing. If you like intensity buildup and cool special effects, you'll enjoy this movie. It's not all action, but it still moves along well and the intensity and suspense keeps your eyes glued to the screen. And I have to say Keanu might not be the best actor, but he does have screen presence and he's cool. He's at his best in sci-fi movies so he should just stick to that genre and give up the boring romance movies. I am even considering seeing it again next week.

Okay we have a monotonous Keanu Reeves that does a great job on his acting part. When I went into the sneak peek tonight of course I was expecting this all out flick that would surpass War of the Worlds. It was a totally different approach. Imagine say, Tree huggers making love to Sci-Fi Gurus and this is what the film basically is. The little kid in the flick is just annoying, the ARK balls are visually appealing but really have no effect whatsoever in this entire movie, yes that's right. No massive attacks on a nationwide scale, no mass rioting visible, or mass suicides which would mark apocalyptic style endings, just a conflicting talk the whole movie how humanity can change its evil ways towards each other. They did not even show the conclusion or after math of what happens when the aliens leave. For the budget this film spent, they could've conveyd and entertained a lot more movie goers.

I sat there, waiting and waiting, for something original to happen. You know? There is always supposed to be at least ONE wow-factor moment. This movie is a re-hashed direction of tired special effects, poor writing, and supporting actors going through the motions of reprimanding us little-people of the errors of our ways. The Evil Americans Strike Again. Gratuitous bi-racial relationships, environmental speeches, and gloom-and-doom foretellings make this hum-drum movie nearly unwatchable. Please, save your soapbox for the street corner.

Ok, I just came back from watching the movie and i'll be totally honest with you. The movie starts out well... Interesting plot. Suspense. You'll be asking yourself, "What's going on? This is so cool. I can't wait to see what happens!!" Then as it goes on, WHOOSH! There's aliens.... Ok.... Still not too bad.... Aliens arent totally annoying. Wait! Yes they are... There's this huge big black thing (it's the tool to kill us) that's really annoying... Who cares? There's hints of "sadness" here and there but the movie is written in a way that u dont feel any sympathy whatsoever for the characters. The climax is kinda ok bcoz the alien (Reeves) has a change of heart.... Yay!! We're gonna live!! Once again, you get the feeling "Who cares?" And the ending..... Boy..... Let's put it this way, the ending makes you think that the writer quit before he finished writing the movie... It's that bad... It juz ends with Reeves flying home in his giant shiny sphere. =.=

I went to the sneak preview on Thursday night, and since I got free tickets to see it in IMAX, I can't really complain too much. However, I can say that everything in this movie seemed too big for the movie to handle (and not because it was on a screen 60+feet tall). I think the idea of the movie is a good starting point and could have gone somewhere, but it just felt to me that we were going down the same road that so many movies like this have already traveled. To give you a quick example; many mysterious "things" from space come down to earth. "Are they good or bad? How should we deal with them?" Kinda sounds like Independence Day right? However, unlike ID4, this movie didn't have that "Let's kick those Aliens' butts, hoooooraaaahhh" kind of energy. So you may think this is going to be a "deeper" type movie, but with so many token moments and sappy lines, it's hard to take seriously. P.S. I've never seen the original of this movie.