Ron hopes for the best as Hollywood remakes the Citizen Kane of sci-fi movies… And that was before they announced the cast included Keanu Reeves!
Earth is in a crisis.
Except theres no crash.
Whats thought to be a meteor turns out to be a gigantic, lame-looking CGI globe.
The alien visitor, Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), is taken immediately into government custody.
Is he peaceful or dangerous?
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The way I describe it is more exciting than the actual movie.
Keanu Reeves has finally been cast in the role he was born to play.
That role is Klaatu, or at least this movies version of Klaatu.
I mean, who else could play a monosyllabic, emotionless, soulless automaton better than Keanu?
Kathy Bates just looks bored.
Jennifer Connelly simply spends the movie fretting nervously.
The twitching and flailing just brought extra attention to how lame the script by David Scarpa was.
Kathy Bates and Jennifer Connelly have nothing to work with.
Youd think the movie could find something interesting about two powerful female roles, but youd be wrong.
If these two characters were my only exposure to humanity, Id want to destroy the earth, too.
In case youve missed the subtle jabs thus far, he hasnt handled the task very well.
It manages to be none of these things.
I make it a point do my best to avoid spoilers wherever possible.
As it turns out, we were both right.
Gee, thank you, movie.
US correspondent Ron Hogan is not a fan of Keanu Reeves.
He likes his actors to have more than one facial expression.
Find more by Ron at his blog,Subtle Bluntness, and daily atShaktronicsandPopFi.
Rating:
1 out of 5
