Independence Day - Resurgence is a sequel to a movie which is a cornerstone for alien attack movies and had to match high standards set by its predecessor.
The movie is set 20 years after the first alien attack on planet earth and brings the story of a second alien attack. The movie has an interesting start and the movie races ahead at a high pace. Once the alien spaceship reaches earth, the visuals are just amazing and you cannot take your eyes off the screen. However after the alien spaceship's landing, the movie loses grip on its story telling and falls apart. The team has tried to bring in new angles to the storyline, but has not been able to create the same magic as the first part. While the first part refrained from showing actual aliens, thus movie has shown them in plenty. And in a way this has pulled back the intensity of the movie. The writing needed to be better for the movie as though it starts on a high note, but the writing lets it down in the latter half. The ending of the movie is also a problem as it all seems very easy and unrealistic. Due to this the ending of the movie will not last very long in one's memory. There are a lot of plot holes through the movie which has affected the movie.
Acting wise all the actors have done a decent job, but no one deserves a special mention. Roland Emmerich's direction is ok and nothing to rave about. He lacks imagination in this movie. The movie's special effects are great and are the one thing that is really make the movie watchable. All the destruction in the first hour looks very real and that is the only high point of the movie.
Overall the movie has been made to make lots of money, but not a lot of thought has gone into the writing. All the first part lovers can watch it if they want to. But watch it as a mindless masala movie.
Rating - 3 / 5
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