The Chinese actors do very well, giving really committed performances. All the english-speaking actors do okay, but you can see them struggling with what is obviously their second language. The script is pretty basic and cliche-ridden, and doesn't do much to keep you engaged. But sadly there's nothing much else that keeps you going. Even the gunshots are CG, which is fine most times, except here it is really, painfully obvious, as the extras didn't get any training in weapon handling, so they kind of just wave them about in the air and judder them a bit. They look very early-2000s, and even if the alien design is pretty cool, it can't cover the dated visuals and oddly-lifeless explosions, which are all CG. Unfortunately, it quickly becomes apparent that time and budget were working against the team behind this, as the SFX are not great. And the film deals with his redemption arc and one last ditch attempt to take out the alien scum. To be fair to him, he's not a trained soldier, just a new recruit thrown into the thick of it. Our hero jumps into a Hummer and speeds off, which is why he survives. All humanity's weapons do nothing and they tear through the troops like tissue paper. It all starts with humanity's last stand, that doesn't go very well at all.

To be fair, that film's budget for the buffet table was probably more than this entire production's combined, so I won't judge it on the same level. I was looking forward to this one, since I really enjoyed the (much higher budget) Warriors of Future, another last stand of humanity against aliens picture.

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