Battleship

"A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals." www.imdb.com

Making a movie based on a board game is only slightly more tolerable then remaking a movie that already exists because it actually takes effort to walk around Toys R Us looking for inspiration. Some movies are annoying because they only reference something in the title and not in the story, others are annoying because they are too literal in their reference. This movie is literal. You wonder how they are going to make it seem like the game but then once you find out how you wish you hadn't because there is no real thought behind it. And to hide that fact there is a second part of the story that takes place on land that is meant to distract you and convince you this is an actual original idea.

The casting was nothing special. No standout performances at all. Liam Neeson was only used to help sell the movie.

If you like alien invasion movies then you might not mind this one. Think Independance Day on water.