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This movie just came out, the actors (?) should've seen plenty of horrible movies before they were in this one so they would know that this is an awful movie and maybe try to do something about it. Just shows that you can be in a movie I have no idea what the final product is going to be.

Dark, dumb, annoying and anorexic. The actors needed to drink more coffee, and the baddie aliens looked absoluteley stupid with silly putty or whatever that is all over their heads. The high-tech props provided some comic relief from a dead premise presented in such lackluster fashion that you never know what is going on (beyond some deep state plot to take over a tiny town) and you couldn't care less. If you stick it out there are a couple of kewl head smash / blown off scenes that almost make it worth the watch.

This is a 2 hour movie in which the whole plot is revealed in 20 seconds by an hologram, some 10 minutes before the end... The movie is full of pointless and boring sequences that have zero value to advance the plot or the characters. All other sequences are mostly boringly longer than they should be.

I blame this on lazy screenwriting and lack of editing experience. Looks like it started off with an interesting concept, but then... they ruined it completely with subpar movie-making skills. The whole movie looks like it was made by a cinema student trying too hard to show that he can make movies like a grown-up, with lots of directing clichés, such as 4-shot sequence of guys exiting their cars, complete with close-up on the guys boots next to the car door, and lots of bad dialogue. I can't understand why people with no talent try to do indie movies. The first thing you need to really nail it is a great script, and that's the thing for which you don't need a big budget. But you do need talent and hard work. There are a couple of good actors in this one, but there's really nothing else worth mention.

I actually could tell this was going to be a dud right from the start. A lousy music score is always a sure sign that a movie is going to suck. Only talentless directors and producers can put up with a lousy music score.

There is no cure for sloppy writing and no antidote for lack of talent. I suggest the director finds another way to make a living. He's in the wrong business.

This movie could've been much better had it been explained a bit more. Too many vague references along with garbled voices at the wrong times knocked it down a few pegs. But...I have seen worse. Grade: C-

I'll give low budget or indie movies a try, and I usually end up turning them off after 10-30 minutes unless it is a funny Rifftrax. This one surprised me though. It had a good story arc, the acting wasn't terrible, and I really enjoyed it. I wish the plot was a little more creatively explained in the story a little better toward the end, but they kept me glued to the screen the entire time.

Kudos to this studio! I hope to see more titles like it. No politics, lectures, or PC stuff ... just an interesting movie. I'm sure they will get better and hopefully I'll get to see a sequel.