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The story is paper thin and is a mishmash of all the other iconic sci-fi movies that have gone before. Alien seems to have been the biggest influence with World War Z thrown in and a touch of The Strain. But all these other movies are Oscar-worthy compared with this nonsense. The special effects are abysmal, and the final ‘monster’ is so laughable that it looks like a child’s junior school project. Thomas Jane is usually a good actor but even here he fails. The script was so dreadful that even the best among this rag-tag bunch could not make things work. Direction and action scenes utterly pathetic. Bruce Willis plays Clay, a washed-up military guy who is washed-up because he refused to fire on protestors (woke red flag here!) and lost his career. Bitter, alcoholic and definitely not interested in life, Willis comes across as playing the character a bit too whole-heartedly, seeming to be completely bored with his part and mumbling most of his lines. Maybe it was the moonshine made from ultra-acidic cleaning liquid? He also affects a wooden countenance or is this how he acts nowadays. The premise of the whole story is very weak, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out what will kill the alien intruder…. The ending was so pathetic I felt insulted as a viewer. Don’t waste your time or money. 1/5