One word: DON'T.
Oh wow, was this ever bad. I didn't know it was possible to be bored watching a movie about aliens destroying Earth.
But. So. Bored.
Fortunately, there was a timer in the movie so I had some idea about how much longer it would be.
And I'm not usually one to argue science in movies because "the script said so" is usually a good reason for anything to happen. But if your big scary thing is an alien drilling a mile-wide hole all the way to Earth's core (or less than one minute from all-the-way) in the middle of the ocean, and then the ocean doesn't drain into that void? Wow, major oversight.
But kudos to the writer/s for setting up for the next sequel so clearly that it is impossible to ignore.
I'd like to say the special effects were good but, meh, I feel like I've seen it all before.
And one other thing that irked me: a character who's gone slightly bonkers (you know this because of his unkempt beard) then decides to be heroic and fly the suicide mission (all this crazy new tech and no one has drones?) so the first thing he does is shave his beard? That's how you know he's serious about being a hero.
Also, lots of death, but the most-focused in death is a minor character that really contributes nothing but some orchids.
Don't waste your time or money. Watch the first one again instead.
