and to think my all time fav genre be sci fi comedy . here a prime textbook case at how not to do one . it a comedy with only a microscopic trace of humor and a sci fi that really could just have easily be set in present day earth with no sci fi element at all and and an action film that contain only the standard d grade action story setup and climax and do at a lackadaisical by the number contract delivery pace . the only element that have the slight bit of remote interest be randy quaid a a rather quirky bodyguard robot . at least it an interesting exercise at how to play a totally fanciful out of this world concept with no real life equivalent . yeah the sort of role that your standard modern drama school graduate would be scratch their head try to get a grip on while and your academic drama scholar would be tear their hair out till they look like homer simpson over the fact it not the type of role or story for that matter that have any credibility or truth to the human experience ( blah blah . ) the fact that he be even a tiny bit watchable in that deserve a bit of a finger clap maybe . it could have be so much good a few puppet type alien hang around and a bit more showing of the light gravity bit and a dig at your serious arthur c clarke space drama like moondust anything at all to make this remotely interesting a a cinema experience or even a storyline . but what we actually get be the real sort of movie that the conservative critic have accuse all summer style movie of be represent brainless formulaic uncreative popcorn entertainment ply to the low common denominator that be churn out when the bloat hollywood studio system be work on autopilot . actually this be the movie that make the normal summer blockbuster movie look like work of literary genius . the critic should have be aware of the old saying represent be careful what you wish for you just might get it .