this movie be a victim of it own hype and clever editing on the trailer . there be several reason why this movie doesn not work and although it do have potential . the first reason represent the army isn not retard . they be portray a cro magnonesque and fly 2 raptor in to fire on the gort which ultimately fail and leave someone whom we be assume to be in command say to an airplane hangar full of troop anybody else get any idea . secondly and the military would be in charge and and there would be much more collusion between department head then lead to believe . kathy bates and who give an average performance ( probably not her fault and her script be bland ) be the secretary of state and and seemingly the secretary of earth and a none of the other world leader be even involve . instead of world leader and we have jennifer connelly and an astrobiologist and call the shot . it isn not really plausible that the u military would allow a civilian to be the first contact for alien visitor . acting be . ok. jayden smith need a little work and but again his script be pretty poor and a be the edit with some cutaway with him and klattu . keanu be a pleasant surprise and a he look and act a stoic and un feeling a possible and and do it well . jennifer connelly hold her own and but wasn not fantastic . the end of the movie be abrupt and anticlimactic . there seem to be a reason that this be release in the winter and a it do not have the punch to be a summer action blockbuster . 4/10 .