Sunday 16th July 2011
Director: Scott Derrickson
Year: 2008
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connolly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates
There are basically no surprises here. I was expecting an action movie with lots of CGI and blowing things up, and that's pretty much what I got. It's a bit of a shame as I think there's probably an interesting movie lurking under here somewhere, but this wasn't the film to explore it properly. This is a remake of a 1951 movie, so perhaps that was the movie to do so?
The Day the Earth Stood Still is all about an alien race (well, one alien in particular) that comes to save Earth - but not necessarily the humans that inhabit it. It's acceptable Sunday-afternoon fare, but unfortunately it has an entirely unsatisfying ending.
Rating: 3 out of 5
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About Me
- Anna Lawson
- I live in Bristol with my husband Dan (who I married in July 2007), my son Joe (born 2012) and daughter Jess (born 2015). I work at UWE (the University of the West of England) in Bristol as a Research and Open Access Librarian. I'm orginally from Exeter, so moving back to Bristol is a bit like coming home - especially as I studied for my undergraduate degree here (also at UWE). I love travelling and movies, although I get to do a lot less of both since the birth of our children. Although we have still managed to fit in holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Chamonix and a summer in California since Joe was born.
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