The Darkest Hour
Dir: Chris Gorak
2011
***
The idea is great, having the whole thing happen in a country other than America was also refreshing. Alien invasion films need to be original in order to impress these days and this Sci-fi channel style film should be congratulated in this sense. However, why the hell cast kids in adult roles? Honestly, the acting was diabolical and the characters unbelievable. Better actors would have saved the film (and the aliens looked better when they were invisible). The tension and the special effects are great but it soon descends into stupidity when the surviving kids are somehow put in charge of navigational duties on a nuclear submarine. Chris Gorak has good ideas, he just doesn't know how to execute them. Maybe he should stick to what he's good at (art direction). A very generous three stars for the fantastic visuals.