Starring no one, slow to develop, extremely tedious and depressing are the nicest things I can say about the first hour of this movie. The main character is a likable, funny looking fellow whose name I still can't pronounce. The special effects, I must admit, are believable to the extent that you are taken into the movie world. When you are watching an effects heavy movie and forget you're watching effects you have to give credit!
The last 20 or 30 minutes of the film have some awesome battle scenes with super cool alien weapons. If only they could have made the rest of the movie as awesome. We saw seven people leave the movie within the first hour!
Since I hauled my wife to this disaster, I was informed that I owed her a chick flick! She wanted to see Julie and Julia (YIKES) but I lobbied hard and we compomised on seeing The Time Traveler's Wife. I was prepared to suffer through my hour and a half of spousal redemption when... SURPRISE! I actually enjoyed the show. It wasn't my favorite but it wasn't bad. I almost felt guilty at enjoying my pentance!
So beware the hyped super movie and don't always fear the apparent chick flick! I also recently watched The Proposal and I didn't hate it either! Am I getting soft in my old age?
