Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

stevenhayhurst I'll keep it short, the poster was more exciting than the film

kelvin-shirley This is not a sci-fi action film. It is more a slowpaced sci-fi mystery. We follow a young solider as he does a 100 day duty in a defence tower, protecting the inhabitants of an underground city. After aliens attacked and killed most of humanity, they now live in that city (maybe others like it?).The action is slow paced but actually it was a nice departure from the Marvel/DC/JJ Abrums/Michael Bay scifi action-extraordinaire-super-mega-explosions. It follows the young man "S.U.M.1", and his mental health, who is totally isolated from his world aside from his commanding officer and one guy who comes to repair stuff. He starts to question the reason he is there as he finds evidence what he has been told may or may not be true. With a reasonable, if a little predictable, twist at the end.Iwan is fantastic to watch - not to mention some may like the nude scenes (sorry nothing more then buttocks on display!). His portrayal of the character felt spot on.I guess the main things that really let this movie down are a couple of things brought up but not really explained. One are his dreams, seemed that could have been used for a greater reveal but just 'happened' and then moved on. There is an indication he may be different to the others - a physical change also happens - but again no real explanation as to what this means.Overall I think this movie really needed some world setting. You are not given any real idea on what happened, why it happened or any context as to why these soldiers need to spend only 100 days and why they are on their own, rather than a couple or more. Although it is alluded to there used to be 6 at a time.Despite that, I didn't find it as awful as its 3 point something rating would suggest.

TheLittleSongbird My main reasons for seeing 'Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1' were because there are some interesting alien invasion films out there and for Iwan Rheon. Am a big fan of 'Game of Thrones', and, despite not mentioning him a lot when every episode of the show has so many standout moments, great elements and performances, Rheon is very good in it indeed. 'Alien Invasion: S.U.M. 1' unfortunately didn't really deliver. It is far from terrible and has some good things. There are also far worse films, especially fellow films made on a low budget and as an overall whole. Don't even think it is the worst alien invasion film, or one of the worst. It is just one of those films where potential, while not large, was decent, as it was not a bad idea at all even if unoriginal. The execution just didn't work and that is genuinely saddening to say. Lets start with what 'Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1' does right. Rheon is good and the best thing about it. In fact the acting on the most part is quite competent. Another particularly good asset was the ending, a rare part of the film that stopped the viewer from being completely bored and was actually unexpected and pleasantly surprising. It engaged me while also having me sad that it took so long to get there. The low budget does show sure. Editing is less than crisp at times, especially in the action-oriented scenes, and the drabness can be taken too far. It is decently shot though and looks pretty atmospheric. Unfortunately, what 'Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1' does wrong eclipses the good things. The conflict is far from aggressive and has no involvement or menace, it even doesn't look particularly good. The monotony and dullness of the main character's everyday routine is taken too far agreed in the story execution, which is essentially an over-stretched short film with a lot of padding, too much of it unnecessary, and scenes that drag badly with no tension or suspense so to speak. Things do get silly and too much is underdeveloped or left in the air in an incomplete way. Despite that the acting is not so bad, the characters fail to engage which makes it difficult to like them let alone empathise or relate. The dialogue, which is far too exposition-heavy, is a lot of gibberish rambling and doesn't flow very well, while the more action-oriented scenes are clumsily choreographed and the anti-thesis of thrilling or exciting. Overall, has its moments (Rheon and the ending coming off best) but very dull on the most part. 4/10 Bethany Cox

supersonicprowler I have enjoyed this movie. I got to watch it not expecting anything from it - in fact, I came across it by chance, having never heard of it before. Maybe that was the key in appreciating it (by not setting expectations too high). Anyway, you need to like psychological, slow-paced, rather contemplative pieces of work to feel at ease watching this one. True, action is sometimes redundant and the pace could have been a bit faster, but overall, this film takes you to the point where you need to make up your own mind: is the soldier actually getting mad, or is the threat real? The ending, of course, gives the answer. But I have liked the suspense, not knowing which one is the right one - although plenty of clues are provided regularly if you watch carefully. Yeah, the ending's really good, if not too short. Overall, the film can not be ranked among cheap movies. Although it was probably shot on a shoestring budget, that doesn't show. But to enjoy it, the trick is that you really need to be patient, which may turn off a number of viewers.