An average movie

Not so long ago, I came across this website who listed which directors should retire now instead of further damaging their career. This list was pretty spot on and I really wonder if Ivan Reitman was on it. Indeed, while his son Jason has become one of the most exciting directors at work nowadays, it has been a while (a few decades?) since Ivan Reitman has done anything really amazing. From his last directing efforts, this flick was the only one which had some potential but even so, it was eventually a flop. Honestly, I don’t think it was that bad at all. Indeed, I thought there was actually a nice tone and it was really nice to see David Duchovny (obviously poking fun at his most famous character, the notorious Fox Mulder) and Julianne Moore in such a comedy instead of their usual work. However, the rest of the cast was not that interesting and, above all, the whole thing never really took off. Still, considering the two movies Reitman has made afterwards (the abysmal ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ and the disappointing ‘No Strings Attached’), it remains a decent SF comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10