Synopsis
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
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Cast
- Taylor KitschLieutenant Alex Hopper
- Tadanobu AsanoCaptain Yugi Nagata
- RihannaPetty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
- Brooklyn DeckerSam
- Gregory D. GadsonLieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
- Hamish LinklaterCal Zapata
- Liam NeesonAdmiral Shane
- Alexander SkarsgårdCommander Stone Hopper
- Jerry FerraraSampson JOOD Strodell
- Jesse PlemonsBoatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
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Entertainment Weekly
Battleship is a sound vessel floating in Hollywood's oil-slick sea of "Transformers" sequels and vampire riffs. - 70
Village Voice
And when the F-14s came out for a triumphant flyover, I looked around the room to find the moron who was applauding only to realize that it was me. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Those looking for big, loud sci-fi action will find plenty to like here as director Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) pumps up the volume on clashing military hardware and flag-waving heroics. - 60
Arizona Republic
The movie drags on way too long, but there are things to like. - 50
Variety
Overlong and underwritten even by the standards of summer f/x extravaganzas, this Battleship will nonetheless float with many on the strength of its boyish, eager-to-please razzle-dazzle. - 40
Empire
Miss. - 40
Total Film
Misguided in the extreme. A scene in which Kitsch and co aim blindly for the broadest of targets – and miss by miles – proves painfully apt. - 40
Time Out
What's the word on the film debut of Rihanna, playing a sass-mouthed petty officer? Dreadful (ella, ella).