The Darkest Hour

Somehow, most movies involving aliens portray them as foreboding creatures who want to destroy the earth and end human life. It happens so often that it does not even scare me any longer.

The only saving grace for this movie is the special effects. These aliens feed off electricity and they manage to turn any life form into ashes within seconds. Jaw, meet floor.

Emile Hirsch, brilliant in the movie “Into The Wild”, plays a young American businessman trying to strike a deal in the exotic location of Moscow. And Moscow does look oh-so-divine! He and his business partner meet two party girls in a club. But aliens, resembling glowing jelly fish, descend from the sky. Great actor that he is, even Hirsch cannot save this dismal script, bad editing and dodgy direction.

And anyway, whatever happened to friendly aliens, huh?

Rating: 2 outta 5.