This surprisingly ambitious sci-fi mockbuster from The Asylum once again takes its cue from Independence Day as single father scientist Jeff (Preston Greer) discovers an alien sphere approaching Earth, its destructive properties and intentions unleashed as a precursor to a full-on invasion. The first two acts have all the limitations of microbudget movies - small sets, slow talky scenes, low-impact acting - but the larger-scale finale picks up the pace a little, raises the stakes and tries hard to deliver. It benefits from a lean running time and from storytelling shortcuts that keep the story moving along, although the often limp dialogue tends to be delivered somewhat carefully. Veteran Michael Pare plays P.O.T.U.S - but he is no Bill Pullman - and remarkable Asylum veteran Paul Logan is as stoically tightly wound as ever, with the scientist's teen children delivering well. The film is decently shot, with crisp visuals and shiny VFX work, and on its own terms (and within its obvious limitations, this is one of the more effective examples of The Asylum's output.
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