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5.9/10 • 5.6K

2012-04-112h 11m

ThrillerActionAdventureScience Fiction

The battle for Earth begins at sea.

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

Directors
Peter Berg
Editors
Paul Rubell

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Taylor Kitsch

    Taylor Kitsch

    Lieutenant Alex Hopper

  2. Alexander Skarsgård

    Alexander Skarsgård

    Commander Stone Hopper

  3. Rihanna

    Rihanna

    Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes

  4. Brooklyn Decker

    Brooklyn Decker

    Sam

  5. Tadanobu Asano

    Tadanobu Asano

    Captain Yugi Nagata

  6. Hamish Linklater

    Hamish Linklater

    Cal Zapata

  7. Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    Admiral Shane

  8. Peter MacNicol

    Peter MacNicol

    Secretary of Defense

  9. John Tui

    John Tui

    Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch

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John Chard

Dec 5, 2015

5/10

It rhymes with ship! Actually that's a little unfair, for those after a two hour plus movie of noise and robotic like destruction, then this has a modicum of popcorn frivolity about it. But it's all so vacuous, any semblance of a story is given over for a chance to show some Transformers effects work, the human characters constantly an afterthought as they play second fiddle to another CGI action scene. It feels like an extended toy advertisement, the acting is sub-standard and the editing - appropriately enough for the film's setting - is akin to a bout of sea sickness. The action sequences all carry a familiarity about them, while like their human counterparts, the alien foe here are devoid of any rhyme or reason as to their motive and being. Cash infused metallic porn at its most tiresome. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$209,000,000.00
Revenue
$303,025,485.00
Keywords
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