I was surprised to see the low ratings for this film. I must say that I thought it was the best and (theoretically) the most accurate film of its class. It brought back some remnants of the literary work of Whitley Strieber.
Without any of the hokey "found footage" film; the writers and director do an excellent job of evoking how a reasonable abduction might occur. Each of the characters were believable, though not fully developed. It didn't really matter how developed the characters were to make this work.
What I do have to take to task is the results of the abduction. It took an outstanding film and made made it a great film. In the "less is more" category we didn't need to see what the aliens did. Moreover, it was pushing the envelop when the abductees left with a "puppet master" change of personality. This wasn't needed; and the shots inside the spaceship weren't needed and were probably an expensive cost.
Good show!
Without any of the hokey "found footage" film; the writers and director do an excellent job of evoking how a reasonable abduction might occur. Each of the characters were believable, though not fully developed. It didn't really matter how developed the characters were to make this work.
What I do have to take to task is the results of the abduction. It took an outstanding film and made made it a great film. In the "less is more" category we didn't need to see what the aliens did. Moreover, it was pushing the envelop when the abductees left with a "puppet master" change of personality. This wasn't needed; and the shots inside the spaceship weren't needed and were probably an expensive cost.
Good show!