This "UFO" movie probably looked good on paper but is a catalog of "don't" for anyone who watches film.
I'm thinking that any trailer you would see for this film would be taken from the end of this film, which reflects a level of quality and attention (and money) not seen in the rest of the film.
A confused narrative: The body of the film is made in a hybrid of "objective" plus Blair Witch "found footage" style that put together, makes no sense. The "found footage" clips contain ridiculous contradictions in reality and there is no excuse given to account for the 3rd person / tripod shots which are used to bind things together.
Terrible acting / dialogue: The high school level acting and awkward dialogue seals the deal. At no time can a reasonable person suspend their disbelief. The dialogue is unnatural and unbelievable.
A better story: The story (not the dialogue) has some interesting elements (my 2nd star) and I could see why this was greenlighted. The story does not make up for the failures in the "film making" aspects that are beyond forgiveness.
The Ending: The "real" story in this production is the ending which betrays the first hour. As another wrote, 90%+ of the budget is put in about 8 of the last 20 minutes. It's surprisingly well done considering the rest of the production and there's the 3rd star, dragged down by the overall.
I could believe that this film was greenlit on the script plus sample clips of effects toward the ending. Then in production everything falls apart.
Production / acting / directing / editing: 1 star (the lowest rating) Plus 1 star for the story. Plus 1 star for the ending. Plus 1 star for the curiosity of how unbalanced this mess is.
I'm thinking that any trailer you would see for this film would be taken from the end of this film, which reflects a level of quality and attention (and money) not seen in the rest of the film.
A confused narrative: The body of the film is made in a hybrid of "objective" plus Blair Witch "found footage" style that put together, makes no sense. The "found footage" clips contain ridiculous contradictions in reality and there is no excuse given to account for the 3rd person / tripod shots which are used to bind things together.
Terrible acting / dialogue: The high school level acting and awkward dialogue seals the deal. At no time can a reasonable person suspend their disbelief. The dialogue is unnatural and unbelievable.
A better story: The story (not the dialogue) has some interesting elements (my 2nd star) and I could see why this was greenlighted. The story does not make up for the failures in the "film making" aspects that are beyond forgiveness.
The Ending: The "real" story in this production is the ending which betrays the first hour. As another wrote, 90%+ of the budget is put in about 8 of the last 20 minutes. It's surprisingly well done considering the rest of the production and there's the 3rd star, dragged down by the overall.
I could believe that this film was greenlit on the script plus sample clips of effects toward the ending. Then in production everything falls apart.
Production / acting / directing / editing: 1 star (the lowest rating) Plus 1 star for the story. Plus 1 star for the ending. Plus 1 star for the curiosity of how unbalanced this mess is.