Battleship

Starring Rihanna... much better than I expected it to be. People sigh or groan when they here the name of this film mentioned but having watched it is unclear as to why they do this. The film is easy enough; one man (Taylor Kitch) has to turn his life around and his brother makes him join the navy but he keeps messing up and he is dating the Admiral's daughter. His brother (Alexander Skarsgard) dies during an Alien invasion and his brother has to take command of the ship. Naturally with a little help from their friends they stop the alien invasion and the world makes sense again.

This film is very much a film for the Navy as it shows the importance of veterans and injured soldiers. This film also shows the importance of having all types of ships and weapons available to you- just because something is outdated it doesn't mean that it isn't useful in an alien invasion. Just because someone no longer has any legs that doesn't mean that they can't play their part as well and help to save the day. Let us not forget the most important message of all: just because you save the day it doesn't mean that you are going to be permitted to marry the Admiral's daughter. Got that? Okay, lets move on to the actual review.

Soundtrack= superb. Lots of ACDC and Blues Rock and Roll which was perfect for Military training and the loading of heavy weaponry on board. It's not everyone's taste in music but it was a perfect selection for this film. Thunderstruck summed up what was happening on screen.
Liam Neeson was so good that I can only heap on the praise. I've said it all before and it was good to see him not just killing everyone in this film but you can never question his authority, not to mention his choice of words and lines. A man with that attitude in a powerful position like that would actually be useful for everyone to have so that they can ignore some of the more stupid decisions made by people who have never fought a war.
Alexander Skarsgard was stunning. Serious, with a little touch of humour about him but mostly the role model and what you would expect from the Navy. His performance was better than Taylor Kitch's, he would have stolen the film had it not been for Liam Neeson.
Rihanna actually put in a good performance in this film. The character at times seemed unimportant and was very much a supporting role and that worked well for her, the focus wasn't actually on her very much and that worked well. One thing I will say is that there is no way someone that skinny would be in the Navy- I don't mean that all the woman are fat but they have to build up some muscle and Rihanna honestly doesn't look like she has much of that- she wouldn't be allowed on a ship looking as thin as she does. Apart from that everything was okay.