5.9
Summary
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Cast
Taylor Kitsch
Lieutenant Alex Hopper
Tadanobu Asano
Captain Yugi Nagata
Rihanna
Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
Brooklyn Decker
Sam
Gregory D. Gadson
Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
Hamish Linklater
Cal Zapata
Liam Neeson
Admiral Shane
Alexander Skarsgård
Commander Stone Hopper
Jerry Ferrara
Sampson JOOD Strodell
Jesse Plemons
Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
John Tui
Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch
David Jensen
NASA Director
Peter Berg
JPJ 2nd Gunner
Adam Godley
Dr. Nogrady
Rico McClinton
Captain Browley
Joji Yoshida
Chief Engineer Hiroki
Stephen Bishop
JPJ OOD
Austin Naulty
JPJ Fireman
James Rawlings
JPJ Scat
Dustin J. Reno
Electronic Warfare Supervisor
Rick Hoffman
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gary Grubbs
Air Force Chief of Staff
Rami Malek
Watch Officer
Louis Lombardi
Bartender
Doug Penty
CIC Watch Supervisor
Carson Aune
CIC Gunner
Josh Pence
Combat Systems Coordinator
Lloyd Pitts
JPJ Port Gunner
Michelle Arthur
British Newscaster
Natalia Castellanos
Spanish Newscaster
Leni Ito
Japanese Newscaster
Jackie Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Kerry Cahill
Cal's Female Colleague
Norman Vincent McLafferty
Old Salt
Dante Jimenez
JPJ XO Mullenaro
Daven Arce
JPJ Helmsman
Ralph Richardson
JPJ Starboard Gunner
Biunca Love
JPJ BMOW
Kyle Clements
Regent Sea Commander
Yutaka Takeuchi
Myoko XO
John A Weaver
JPJ Sailor
Dane Justman
Sampson OOD
Drew Rausch
Sampson XO
Bill Stinchcomb
Marine Commandant
John Bell
Angus
Arlene Newman
Naval Officer
George O'Hanlon Jr.
Tourist Guide
Jay Jackson
American Newscaster
Joe Chrest
JPL Controller
Barack Obama
Self (uncredited)
Peter MacNicol
Secretary of Defense
Liz Wicker
Female Newscaster
Crew
Director
Peter Berg
Screenplay
Erich Hoeber
Screenplay
Jon Hoeber
Reviews
John Chard
December 5, 2015
5
It rhymes with ship!
Actually that's a little unfair, for those after a two hour plus movie of noise and robotic like destruction, then this has a modicum of popcorn frivolity about it. But it's all so vacuous, any semblance of a story is given over for a chance to show some Transformers effects work, the human characters constantly an afterthought as they play second fiddle to another CGI action scene. It feels like an extended toy advertisement, the acting is sub-standard and the editing - appropriately enough for the film's setting - is akin to a bout of sea sickness. The action sequences all carry a familiarity about them, while like their human counterparts, the alien foe here are devoid of any rhyme or reason as to their motive and being.
Cash infused metallic porn at its most tiresome. 5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$209,000,000.00
Revenue:
$303,025,485.00
