The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 by AverageMansReviews

The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is good

Fundamental elements: there are words and number on screen, voice-over elements, cultural elements, background music, yes and no to subtitles being used when another language is being used, slow-motion effects, mental imagery, quick moving effects, time jumps and place jumps.

Storyline: briefly it is straightforward.

Action sequences/Artistic visions: in short at first it does do the armed responds thing be it the military or the police. But then we see what our lead role and this highly advanced robot can do individually which let's just say they make an impact in one way or another.

They did an excellent job putting over this highly advanced robot in this title, he is massive, there is no waste in motion and without giving too much away what this highly advanced robot changes into is imaginative.

So be it the action sequences or the artistic visions these two points are two positives in this title.

Character developments/Performances: the character developments are what you come to expect with a film like this, but they are too heavy-handed versions of them, this basically means these character types are very stiff in these versions of them [minus four characters/performers,] so these performances range from poor to doing their job [I can't say mixed simply based on if this is what they were going for, then the performers in question were doing their job and giving them what they wanted.]

Now on to these four; Reeves, Connelly and Cleese, the first two have workable chemistry [it stems from the old yet reliable formula of out-worlder meets at least one from the beginning that doesn't mean it any harm.] I must point out when I said workable chemistry this is based on the character developments of these two characters being from two different planets, so it has that kind of edge to it and it is not against these two performers themselves, so I would say these two are good

Reeves, Connelly and Cleese; now when you have these three characters/performers in this film, this is a very good section to this project there is generally speaking great chemistry and likewise this is good and now on to the fourth; Hong has excellent chemistry with Reeves.

This film receives: 6/10, this mark feels fair and there is a sandwich scene which is also creatively good as well.