Battle: Los Angeles

Sci-Fi, War
1.5 stars
Jim liked it; I did Not, with a capital “N”. Jim’s only complaint was that it lacked scantily clad hot chicks... A group of marines are sent into Santa Monica to rescue any living civilians before the city is to be wiped out by an air strike in 3 hours. The world is already under attack by aliens when the movie begins, so there is no buildup of suspense as they approach and start to take over major cities. The many characters are introduced all at once in the beginning; not really enough time to keep them all straight or to really care about any of them. The shaky, hand held camera footage drives me absolutely nuts. The only thing that kept me somewhat interested was worrying about the fates the 3 little kids stuck in the middle of it all. It differs from similar films like Skyline and Cloverfield in that those films focused more on the conflict between the survivors. This film feels more like a war film, and you are dropped right in the middle of the action. Stars include Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez and of course Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar) reprises her role as a non-sexy tough chick. Please, no sequels! Definitely a “guy” film.