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It was... OK
PostedMay 24, 2008
rosscoe
from Chicago, IL
Though it had it's moments, I found the film to be -- overall -- disappointing. The script was sloppy, the whole alien angle was trite (can't believe I'm saying this about a Lucas/Spielberg collaboration... but add snow and the final alien liftoff was right out of the X-Files movie) and there were too many times when the action jumped from one shot to another and I felt like something had been cut out. (Likely there was -- and I'm sufficiently knowledgeable about the filmmaking process to know how movies are edited and that not every scene makes it into the final cut -- but there were 3 or 4 times that I found myself wondering how the characters suddenly arrived at their new location.) HF proves what a great action star he is, it was great to see Karen Allen again, Shia LaBeouf may be a worthy successor and Cate Blanchett was fun, but Ray Winstone (one of my favorite Brit actors -- loved him in Sexy Beast) was wasted. Can't believe that after all this time this is the best that George and Steve could come up with. Best part of the evening (for me and much of the audience, which erupted in spontaneous applause at the end): the trailer for The Dark Knight...
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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