![]() ![]() ![]() The first 15 minutes are about as lazily cliche as they come as we’re introduced to the group of marines that will guide us through the 90 minutes that are to follow. ![]() And it doesn’t reach the scope of War of the Worlds as it turns into another film hell bent on destroying and saving Los Angeles as the rest of the world waits in ruin for the City of Angels to save itself. It doesn’t delve into the politics or morals of District 9 even though desperately clinging to the idea of what it means to be human. This film can’t match the intensity of Black Hawk Down despite trying to be as chaotic and fast paced. Does that mean it’s good? I enjoyed it for what it was, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it good. With Battle: Los Angeles screenwriter Christopher Bertolini ( The General’s Daughter) and director Jonathan Liebesman ( The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) have created a video game of a war film by mashing together Black Hawk Down and District 9 with an invasion to match War of the Worlds. ![]()
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