Saw it last night.
She said it will be a while before I get to pick the movie again -- she wanted to see Julie and Julia -- but the apartheid movie cloaked in sci-fi get her roped in.
Needless to go on, but to say she didn't much care for it.
I liked it, a lot, but then again, I'm a super nerd, but I did think it had some weird tonal shifts. The first Act was a documentary style, don't know where this is going, but it looks completely awesome, Act II was the Fugitive as he played both Dr. Richard Kimble and the one-armed man and Act III was alien Iron Man.
The effects were fantastic. For a budget of $30 million they totally pulled some very effective things. The floating mothership was very good, as was the alien design and costuming/CGI. It looked so good, I wasn't sure when it was one or the other.
She did like the effects, especially the child alien. Called him "saucy."
I thought setting it in South Africa was really cool as well and it has some good writing. Really crisp.
Setting up a possible sequel, the way they did it, was a nice touch as well.
The violence was excessive, but out of a 100, I'd give it a 93 or 94.
