probably the big letdown of my sci fi view life . even bad than the 3rd alien movie . so many bad point that i can not remember them all . i will touch on the lowlights . first and a the unidentified object approach earth and everyone seem dumb on the reason for the change in direction . duh uh and like wouldn not a spacecraft immediately come to mind a a possibility . then the excitement and anticipation of a visible ship be take away by cloud and fog and a vague vessel . a state elsewhere and the initial contact in the park be end with klatu get shot for an offer handshake ( no mysterious equipment pop open ) . and several time in the movie and there be vehicle and equipment and or or people more evenly space out ( in large area ) than a marching band . rather than go over a scene by scene critique and the following complaint come to mind . 1 ) bad write while all actor have trite and often repetitive line . 2 ) the secretary of state be scary and illogical and and do not seem to be in much contact with the boss ( the president and vp ) . 3 ) poor or no acting by the star and the kid . 4 ) choppy flow and frequently too slow or unclear . weak continuity and scene seem to be just stick together . 5 ) gort be pathetic . like the recent hulk and unconvincing cg and too big to realistically show it in contact with human . ( should have get shaq for the part ) . 6 ) no actor to actor chemistry ever form . 7 ) the final scene completely miss out on the drama of the stand still time and the alien departure . what message do he leave u with . since i be a poor typist and can not immediately recall all of my issue with the film and i will end my comment by say that i have no problem with change a remake so that it be more up to date and offer some different twist to add interest . however and this film completely miss the mark of maintain the strength that the original script have and namely convince act with consistent story and character build up lead to a dramatic final scene with a clear message to all of the world . they could and should have do far far well .