Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Hemsworth     Liam Hemsworth     ...    
Jake Morrison
Jeff Goldblum     Jeff Goldblum     ...    
David LevinsonJessie T. Usher     Jessie T. Usher     ...    
Dylan Hiller
Bill Pullman     Bill Pullman     ...    
President Whitmore
Maika Monroe     Maika Monroe     ...    
Patricia Whitmore
Sela Ward     Sela Ward     ...    
President Lanford

Storyline

We always knew they were coming back. After 'Independence Day' redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens' advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. Written by 20th Century Fox

Did You Know?
Trivia
Producer and co-writer Dean Devlin said: "The most rewarding part of the project is being on set with these actors again and seeing that they are not just as good as they were then; they've gotten even better. When you're writing the script, you wonder, 'What's it going to be like twenty years later?' Then, our returnees work on this film, and they just light up the screen and our new team shines, as well. It's the perfect mix."

User Reviews

Oh dear.
23 June 2016 | by sharpe04 (United Kingdom)

They made the first film again, with a few more and bigger bangs, unoriginal boring aliens you've seen the like of so many times before and an even more cheesy script than the first movie. Most of the cast just went through the motions, many of the younger ones ought to be seeking other forms of employment. The CGI was epic in scale but not in originality,the story hackneyed and clichéd. OK it's not a film to be taken with any sort of seriousness, but this was just poor.

On the opening afternoon there were just 5 of us in a 200 seat theatre

    but it was a dull day and I guess most people were out voting in the


EU referendum (or working!), but maybe the mediocre press reviews had an effect.

They shouldn't bother to resurrect the aliens unless they can bring something a bit more original to the screen. I wish I'd have joined the rest of the family in the screen next door for The Jungle Book rehash, which they said was very good.