Battle: Los Angeles

2011 Sci Fi

A Marine platoon fights to prevent the city of Los Angeles from being overtaken by a race of highly advanced alien invaders in this epic sci-fi action thriller from director Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) and producer Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, Fast & Furious). After decades of speculation about life on other planets, the people of Earth discover that extraterrestrials really do exist when destruction rains down from the stars on cities all across the globe. When the alien warships descend upon Los Angeles, however, the ferocious invaders discover that humankind won't go down without a fight as a gruff Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his fearless troop of jarheads point their weapons skyward and make one last stand for the entire human race.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Peña, Will Rothhaar

Reviews

  • The battle in Battle: Los Angeles is grab-the-armrest tense until the last seconds.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    29 November 2012

  • The Duke is not only name-checked in passing, but Eckhart (who's excellent) even bears a squinty resemblance by the final scenes.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    29 November 2012

  • The city's skyline is blown to bits. Burning, broken, blackened bits. So if that's what you're in the mood for, that is what the film delivers, endlessly, but in that cheesy-campy way that can make a bad movie good fun.

    Betsy Sharkey - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

  • You have to give director Jonathan Liebesman some points for sparing no shell casings or standing buildings to hustle us through the film's languorous two hours.

    Scott Bowles - USA Today

    29 November 2012

  • H.G. Wells did it better. This movie spends so much yawn-inducing time on variations of the same combat scenario that its final showdown feels rushed.

    - The Washington Post

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Favorite Movie Actor

    ALMA Awards (2011)

     
  • Brian Tyler

    BMI Film & TV Awards (2011)