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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

2008 104 min Dec 10, 2008

Storyline

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

Release DateDecember 10, 2008
Runtime104 minutes
Ratings
(12 votes, average: 3.92 out of 5)
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63
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
I can't explain the film's main problem without giving plot points away; suffice to say that, after decades of watching Earth, Klaatu's team of observers has missed a crucial event you and I witness every day. I can tell you about the secondary problem, though: too much money.
63
Carrie Rickey
An entertaining rethink of the 1951 classic.
58
The A.V. Club
Tasha Robinson
Like the big shiny sphere at its center, the film is fairly pretty, but there's no real sense that there's anything inside it.
50
Village Voice
Unnamed
The problem here is that there are no big ideas.
50
Roger Ebert
All this is presented in an expensive, good-looking film that is well-made by Scott Derrickson, but to no avail.

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