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3/10
This Won't End Well
bemyfriend-4018418 February 2021
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Other reviewers disliked the acting. The acting was fine. And the story built well. Then... it was over. Two groups of space aliens. One violent; the other embracing some form of Ghandiesque pacifism. And that's all. A lot of build up; and then it fizzles out. Someone please write these people a real story.
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1/10
Embarrassingly Amateur Acting
salfan230 May 2014
There is a good reason to hire professional actors as opposed to your friends, no matter how photogenic they may be. This is a first time director who knows all about the camera and special effects, but knows NOTHING about actors and acting. This is the most annoying, sounding like they're reading dialog off the page troupe of screen actors I've ever seen. Nothing is convincing, it all sounds contrived. It's hard to tell if the script is any good or not. It's arrogant of this director to think that anyone can act. It's a craft, just like working the camera or doing special effects. He needs to attend some acting classes (like for a couple years) if he truly wants to be a director. The late Gordon Willis, a genius behind the camera, tried directing and it was abysmal. He never directed again. He admitted he couldn't work with the actors, and they were professionals with a decent track record in the past. This guy in certainly no genius, but he really needs to get his head straight about what constitutes believable screen acting. Or maybe he should just shoot landscapes and avoid working with actors and dialog entirely. This film will never get released, unless the director has a rich family and they can four-wall it like The Room, another paragon of acting art. But that was laughable, and culty, and developed a following. This is just uber-sincere and serious. And awful.
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1/10
shocking movie
gavinwalsh-8751420 February 2016
the director needs shooting. after 5 minutes I just wanted to turn it off. the storyline may have been good, I just couldn't bear to put myself through this awful acting. the guy in the beginning who shoots someone else, the gun sounded and looked really realistic HONEST! more like a Cap gun or a spud gun.

very lame movie, that is 5 minutes of my life I'm never getting back and regretted all 5 minutes of it!

poor acting, poor screen play and poor movie overall. if I could rate this -5 I would. the director must hang his head in shame for this poor attempt of screenplay.
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