Meh…

It wasn't bad. I mean, I knew going in that it wasn't going to be a life-changing experience, but more just mindless fun; something that both Ben and I desperately needed to get us each out of our own heads for a few hours, and to a large degree it was exactly that. Every alien abduction trope used in the last thirty years was given screen time, with more than one overly obvious nod (that had audience members—all 15 or so of us—giggling) to Close Encounters.

Overall, it really wasn't anything we hadn't seen before, but it was entertaining enough—and Josh Hamilton provided enough yummy, scruffy eye candy—that it was worth the $6.50 we paid at the matinee.

My only real complaint was that there were a few glaring continuity issues and that they could've easily left off the last ten minutes of the movie. There was enough of a resolution at that point that they should've simply walked away and ended it there, making for a much better film. All those additional "three months later" minutes did was leave the door open for a sequel of some kind or another.

So I'd give it a 6 out of 10. Good enough for an afternoon romp, but definitely not worth paying full ticket price if you can avoid it.

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