First off... I really wanted to like this. I'm a big Matheson fan and I did Fango's coverage of the film (interviewing Richard Kelly - who's a smart, funny, and really nice guy). That said... what an abrasively annoying and mangled fiasco this is. The first act is pretty much "Button Button / The Box." Then, the story veers off into an overly convoluted mess in which plot lines are established then abandoned and the plot itself seems cribbed from a bunch of other - and better - films. There's a little bit of BODY SNATCHERS in there. A little morality play. Some nonsense about aliens that ride lightning. Oi vey... Diaz & Marsden are HORRIBLY miscast and have ZERO chemistry. Langella plays his character by the numbers (however his CG disfigurement is REALLY good). In the end, this is a total waste of Kelly's talents and an abomination of Matheson's original story. Oh, and the film could have had 30-45 minutes cut out of it and the viewer wouldn't have cared one bit. It's not "Jesus, shut this shit off" bad. It's just not very good.
Rating:1.5 out of 5
~ Thom Carnell
No comments:
Post a Comment