warn spoiler prof. john koestler ( cage ) and get his mitt on a piece of paper with a long sequence of number on it that to cut a long story short predict the end of the world . a one probably would in these situation and koestler set out to try to prove this to anyone who will listen in a desperate attempt to save mankind . meanwhile koestler son start to see strange blond people skulk about in the wood around their house . this movie have my eye glue to the screen until the last 20 minute or so . it be interest and scary and disturbing and i couldn not wait to see what happen next . my movie snack lay forgotten and the plot have me hook . the plane crash sequence frighten the hell out of me and so do the story and koestler start to uncover more of the mystery surround the final number . even the ridiculous blond people be eerie . then the movie start to draw to a close and i open a bag maltesers to counter balance my disappointment . i find the sequence lead to the end predictable and ridiculous and and i think the scene with the child reach their new home be out of place and unnecessary . i would have be happy just to leave that part to the imagination and watch earth spectacular doom on it own . their departure could have be conclude the same way without the scene . their new home have an eden like vibe to it and complete with all too immaculate cgi scenery and a big shiny tree . it kinda remind me of a shampoo commercial for some reason . i also think that if the alien or angel have take that much trouble to make sure that the human race would continue elsewhere and they would not have just dump these kid somewhere on their own and leave them to their own device and free to make all the same horrendous mistake we human seem to be all too proficient at . maybe i be just skeptical and but i see a lord of the fly type situation develop very quickly in this new place . despite this i be impress with the subsequent end scene and set apart from many apocalyptic movie churn out by hollywood . aside from the few child and white rabbit the alien or angel whisk away and no one and nothing be spar and and the desperation and despair of those who remain and along with the destruction of e v e r y t h i n g be impressive . it make a change from the typical end where the resourceful and virtuous hero crawl out from their clever hiding place to cry and clutch each other joyfully before skip off to rebuild their shattered life . i give this movie positive silly and predictable towards the end ( please do not let it be alien and please do not let it be alien . . . awww and damn it alien ) and but also think provoke and disturb . nicholas cage be good than i have see him in a while .