This turned out to be a pretty solid action movie. The plot and writing aren't particularly impressive; it felt like something a Hollywood writer with limited intelligence might have produced. However, this is actually a Hong Kong film. My sons and I were looking for something to watch last night, and my youngest suggested this one. I was initially reluctant because I thought it was from mainland China. China …

The movie didn't manage to be very exciting. Even though it features recognizable Asian action stars, mainly from Hong Kong, and some impressive visual effects, the story itself feels weak. The writers settled on a plot involving an extraterrestrial plant, which comes across as fairly unoriginal, because that’s essentially what it is. There are moments of acceptable action sequences—featuring hostile alien beings inh…