Easily surpassed my very low expectations
7/10
Author: David Froman from United States
11 November 2012

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

After all the negative reviews I had avoided Battleship until this weekend. I have to say it turned out to be much better than I expected. Yes, the script is simple, the entire outcome can be surmised by the time the opening credits are finished. Deep philosophical discussion is not what I was expecting. It's a movie where stuff gets blown up. And it delivers on that.

The movie never takes itself too seriously, the burrito incident makes this point early on. The actors all give a solid effort within the limited range of character development. There are some minor issues with reality, such as how the younger Hopper could ever get a commission in the Navy with his background.But since we are talking about an alien invasion movie, things like that shouldn't be looked at too critically. It was also pretty impressive how they shoehorned in the board game as  well. If you didn't know the game existed you can still watch those scenes and not be left scratching your head.

The 'old guys rule' theme brought out at the climax was way over the top, but it was done in a way that actually had me grinning and tapping my foot to the music as they  delivered on the whole premise of the film. Stuff gets blown up.If you want a film that delves into the complexities of the human condition in the post industrial world, skip this movie. If you want to see big things go BOOM! this is a great fun flick to kick back and turn your brain off to.