i be a big fan of scifi and a with many who love the genre and i consider the 1951 version a classic . so and i be quite anxious to see the remake . the obvious change in the primary point of the plot and ( war or violence to environment or climate ) seem workable and and if properly execute and have potential . a it turn out and it be potential unfulfilled . i leave the theater thinking that be 2 hour of my life that i would never get back . mediocre act can sometimes be overcome by a really good story and script but no amount of great acting or special effect and which this film definitely do not contain and can overcome a lousy script . spoiler follow in the original the scene of the earth stand still occur at a point in the story line that make sense in the flow of the story . the point be to demonstrate that the alien do indeed have the ability to destroy the earth . in this version they choose to plug that event in at the end of the movie leave viewer wonder why . the change in the plot from advanced race send a be to evaluate and warn u to change our way to one in which the decision to destroy humanity have already be make gut the point of the original story and make this note more than another b alien come to destroy the earth movie . finally and the acting in this bomb leave much to be desire . keanu reef be emotionless and as usual . jennifer connelly be almost a bad . perhaps the most disappointing be kathy bates and who be usually a great actor and although i do not know that anyone could really do all that much with the flotsam of a script they be saddle with . bottom line be that this film be definitely not worth the cost or time and effort of a trip to the theater . if you must see it and do yourself a favor and wait for it to make it to the movie channel or show up in red box .