2008
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, James Hong, Jon Hamm
Director: Scott Derrickson
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13

One of the most seminal films to be born out of science fiction’s golden era, Robert Wise’s cautionary tale of a benevolent alien sent to warn mankind of its impending destruction becomes the latest classic to be rolled out for a big budget digital makeover – this time at the hands of The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson. Keanu Reeves steps into the role of Klaatu, the austere interstellar messenger sent by a coalition of alien worlds to determine if we’re capable of altering our destructive ways and render judgment in the form of extermination if we’re not.

But for a film about the end of the world, it’s hard to conceive a film with less ambition. Anybody expecting The Day After Tomorrow type destruction will do well to just stay home. Anybody worried they might have to sit through some thinly veiled sermon soaked in hippie ideals and kum-by-ya politics can relax because the film doesn’t even bother to do that.

Click here to read the full review at WiFly Radio.

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