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The Marines' mission? To go straight into the alien stronghold to rescue some civilians (Michael Pena, Bridget Moynahan and some cute kids).Īnd while they're there, they just might be able to figure out how to defeat the technologically superior aliens, who look like armor-clad versions of those in the much better "District 9" but have far less personality. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for Battle: Los Angeles (2011). Nantz, Aaron Eckhart makes for a more than serviceable hero: He speaks with that clenched Clint Eastwood whisper and has a dimpled square jaw that I swear got even more square the longer the movie went on. all of whom turn to the aging noncom with a Troubled Past who (wouldn't you know it) put in for retirement on the evening right before the invasion.Īs Staff Sgt. There's the rookie, the vet, the wiseguy, the mixed-up guy, the woman, the fiance, the young lieutenant in over his head, etc. Instead, it's told from the point of view of a Marine platoon stuck in urban combat in a Santa Monica overrun by hostiles from outer space. In this war yarn, there are no presidents or generals pondering the big issues. It's a decent night out, provided you know what you're in for. But action junkies won't complain about this fun March snack: It has some nicely staged battle scenes and more than enough "Black Hawk Down" street-level intensity to please any of them. Such repartee means "Battle: Los Angeles" will be long forgotten by the time the heavy-hitting popcorn movies come out this summer. Then again, the Marines leading the fight aren't much more expressive. You know the type: buggy eyes, squishy innards and that click-click-click way of talking. "Battle: Los Angeles" leaves not a single cliche unturned amid the rubble of a City of Angels flattened by standard-issue outer-space aliens.