Battleship

Battleship

Rating 7 out of 10

There are movies that are very good and there are movies that are entertaining.  I couldn't honestly classify Battleship in the very good category, but I can say I was entertained.  Over the years movies have been made about books.  Then children books.  Then big movies made on comic books.  I guess it was only a matter of time before movies would be made on board games.  I'm guessing most of the kids seeing this movie have never played the game.

In Battleship we have likable loser Alex Hopper played by the movie hunk of the month Taylor Kitsch (who starred in the box office flop John Carter earlier this year).  He has no direction in his life and is pressured into joining the Navy with is mostly perfect brother.  Somehow in a couple years he shoots himself to Lieutenant and is dating the very hot daughter of the Admiral.  The hot daughter is played by the hot Brooklyn Decker and Admiral Shane is played by the always good Liam Neeson.

NASA has been sending welcoming messages to a planet in another galaxy that is similar to Earth.  Problem is when the aliens come to visit they are not here to swap recipes.  They want to take over the planet.

You can probably guess the rest and it doesn't matter.  This is a park your brain at the door type of movie. Go to watch the above average effects and decent acting.  Some good rah-rah proud to be an American type of moments.  If you watch the trailer and it looks interesting you will probably enjoy the film.  I did.