Anything beyond that is just icing on the cake, or nonsensical padding. You make the call.
As the by-the-book crew goes about their mission they have a chance encounter with the widowed mother (Elizabeth Banks) of the boy with the device. Follow me? The problems become a bit more complicated when they discover the device has fallen into someone else's hands and the crew is beginning to feel strange effects the longer they stay on this strange planet.
Anyway, this movie makes no sense. It is easy to understand the plot, but as for any reasoning or explanation, forget it. We never learn much about the little people, or if they have any type of back up plan. When the humans find out about aliens their reaction is remarkably low key. The actual mechanics of how anything works is not even hinted at. Let's not even get to the climax, where logic goes right out the window (well, it actually left a lot sooner, but who's paying attention?).
Actually trying to have any sort of discussion about the finer points of the story would like devolve into anger over having to sit through this while trying to piece together the faulty logic at work here. Let's not forget the really rather poor quality of special effects.
What is good about this? There are a couple of things, all related to performances or bits of performances. Let's work our way up. Ed Helms (Andy from The Office) has some very funny bits as Number 2, on the same level Pat Kilbane has an amusing transformation as Number 4. Moving up the list we have Elizabeth Banks whose performance is sweet and innocent and she lights up many scenes during the film.
Finally, Eddie Murphy is worth watching, but only the robot version, not the little guy. His facial expressions and body movements all hint at the unpredictability of his earlier work. I am telling the truth when I tell you that some of the things he does are downright hilarious. So, if you watch him in something of a bubble, you just may be able to make it through.
Bottomline. This is not a good movie, the script is poor, the concept was not thought out beforehand, and the execution is a mess. You could probably tell all that from the seriously unfunny trailer (except for the cat encounter, I find that moment hysterical). In any case, this one would be best left to die a quick death on the big screen.
Not Recommended.
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