Taking high concept into the stratosphere, soldiers from thirty years into the future are sent back to the present to recruit and send people to fight in the future war with alien invaders that mankind is on the brink of losing. It is pleasing to see an original, large-scale and unapologetically sci-fi actioner being made in the current climate, and the film does not hold back on its huge set pieces, excellent effects work and the relentlessly vicious alien creatures. Inevitably this film hangs on its central star, and Chris Pratt delivers the role of father/ex-soldier with the expected sincerity and commitment (if a little more subdued than usual). The director has cited the first two Alien films as big influences, but there are nods to the whole Alien/AvP series as well as other sci-fi classics such as The Terminator, Starship Troopers and, er, Independence Day - Resurgence. This is a solid sci-fi action entry, which really comes alive in the excellent big set pieces, although at times its over-seriousness comes across as a little too pompous.
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