Review – The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Have you ever left food out for too long only to discover that it went bad? Then you think to yourself, “aw, I really wanted to eat that.” Watching this movie is like that. If it had been even a pale reflection of the original, it might have been a mildly entertaining picture. But somehow it seemed to go wrong at just about every turn. Keanu Reeves’s Klaatu is flat and dumb. Gort starts out okay, but then it turns out he can’t do much damage until he transforms himself into a swarm of microscopic bugs. And don’t even get me started on Will Smith’s kid. The first one was a classic because it was stylish and thought-provoking. This one is more expensive than classy, and the only thing it provokes is yawns. See if desperate