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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 116 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★5.3
Science Fiction, Action
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
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Description
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.
Budget:
$70M
US Gross:
$83.55M
Worldwide:
$211.8M
Starring
Aaron Eckhart
Actor
Michelle Rodriguez
Actor
Bridget Moynahan
Actor
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations total
Key opinion
Battle: Los Angeles is a polarizing military sci-fi film that functions more as a gritty, boots-on-the-ground war drama than a traditional alien invasion spectacle. While many praise Aaron Eckhart's grounded performance and the film's immersive combat tension, others criticize the excessive patriotic clichés, formulaic screenplay, and disorienting camera work.
| Acting | Aaron Eckhart delivers a strong, authentic performance that anchors the film and provides its primary emotional resonance. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds in depicting realistic squad dynamics and military tactics, successfully mirroring the feel of modern urban warfare. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies heavily on predictable tropes, relying on thin characterization and excessive, cliché-ridden patriotic rhetoric. | |
| Cinematography | The shaky-cam cinematography is divisive; some find it effectively conveys the chaos and terror of war, while others find it disorienting and visually indecipherable. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on pacing are split; some viewers enjoy the relentless action and tension, while others find the film exhausting, repetitive, and burdened by unnecessary length. |