The story is nothing new. Humanity has screwed up the planet, alien thing has landed, robots, guns, explosions. Huzzah!
The writing overall is pretty weak. There's some great scenes between the characters, and a lot of the banter is fun. But the movie is pretty predictable. You know who the bad guy is, who's going to live or die, and what all the major plot beats will be right from the start. The movie doesn't do anything new.
That said, what is does, it does in style. The special effects are insanely good. This is the sort of thing that easily gives big Hollywood movies a run for their money. And the action is amazing. The choreography is truly next level, with great editing. And the fights play out well (not the typical Hollywood barrage of a thousand jump cuts).
Grab some popcorn and enjoy a good mindless action filled romp.
The writing overall is pretty weak. There's some great scenes between the characters, and a lot of the banter is fun. But the movie is pretty predictable. You know who the bad guy is, who's going to live or die, and what all the major plot beats will be right from the start. The movie doesn't do anything new.
That said, what is does, it does in style. The special effects are insanely good. This is the sort of thing that easily gives big Hollywood movies a run for their money. And the action is amazing. The choreography is truly next level, with great editing. And the fights play out well (not the typical Hollywood barrage of a thousand jump cuts).
Grab some popcorn and enjoy a good mindless action filled romp.