Alternate Ground

Why did I watch this? The only decent acting in the movie was the kid. This is a typical alien abduction movie, except in this one there is no action, no mystery, no nothing. Why do people even bother making these low budget movies? Why not pool the money and hire a real production company, real actors, a real story, and plot, and put something out that is not this, and many others like it.

The acting is bad across the board. So much so, that it doesn't get distracting, as you just expect every actor to perform really poorly, and focus on the story.

I wonder if the director is the one to blame for the bad acting. Also Owen Myre, who plays the main character, delivers the best performance in comparison to the rest of the crew, which is a good thing.

Overall, it's definitely not the best movie I have watched, but the way the story is told and the take they have on the aliens were more than enough to keep me watching to the end.

The end can be frustrating for people who'd expect that everything to be fully explained by the end, but that's not how real encounters with extra-terrestrials work.

This movie would have been so much better if they had cast anyone that could act. It was like the cast were just random people off the street that were asked if they wanted to be in a movie. The parents were so over the top.

And used some sort of coherent script. Felt like someone's 9th grade homemade film.

I thought maybe the reveal might be worth it but nope. Failed there too.

This was 90 minutes of my life that I will never get back.

I'm giving it two stars because the music and the outdoor shots were somewhat decent. I live in a very arid climate so it was nice to see trees and foliage other than cacti.

I literally just created an account to post my first ever movie review on IMDB to say... or well, ask... is this movie supposed to be a joke? Or a middle school project? I've never seen such horrific acting aside from the kid who plays Riley. Painful to watch. Avoid at all costs! I want to sue for the one hour and thirty two minutes of my life I lost thanks to this atrocity.

The movie wasn't completely terrible but the character development could've been better. I couldn't help getting mad at how the parents were acting. Terrible family..ugh. They were not caring or paid attention enough when their son is experiencing trauma. Leaving him alone, dismissing his physical changes, not listening to him or taking it serious. . They blew off things too easily and it was ridiculous. I kept saying who wrote this? Then when things get worse all of a sudden they care. Weird. Normal parents wouldn't act like this. I stuck it out because the child actor held it down. The acting of the other characters not so much, but it could've been the script they were given. It kept me interested enough to continue watching. I would watch it again if they remake it.