Review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) by Alex K — 14 Sep 2017

This Was Film Critic Jay Sherman's Second Worst Film Of 2016 On His Worst Of 2016 List.

This review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) was written by Alex K on 14 Sep 2017.

Independence Day: Resurgence has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Tom F (311) on 22 Oct 2018

Not as good as the original, but bigger, badder, and a hell of a lot of fun…

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By David B (3,254) on 03 Jul 2018

Jeff Goldblum deserved better. Will Smith also deserves better…

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By Kamel L (1) on 29 Jan 2018

Guys, I am not 13 anymore. You should have stepped up your game, instead you almost made me hate the original too…

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By Tyler S (1,583) on 12 Jan 2018

Not nearly as bad as I expected, Independence Day: Resurgence is (mostly) self aware sci-fi shlock that's so shlocky it's kinda fun…

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By Max N (202) on 24 Jul 2018

I just can't believe this underrated sequel got so many bad reviews. That is completely 100% bullshit…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 22 Oct 2017

Independence Day: Resurgence begins brightly and enjoyably before it collapses into the sort of commercial, visual-effects-driven silliness…

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By Spencer P (651) on 05 Jul 2018

It starts up with a highly ambitious premise and it boasts incredibly done visuals, but then it gets into summoning new characters for seemingly…

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By Jens S (711) on 21 Mar 2018

I liked it! Gale Hawthorne, Ian Malcolm, and Data are perfect in these roles…

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By Mark S (2,772) on 11 Oct 2018

Aweful film! Pointless storyline. Felt that they were forced to make a sequel for the sake of it…

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By Bum H (2) on 24 Jul 2018

I just can't believe this underrated sequel got so many bad reviews. That is completely 100% bullshit…

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