Returner

Went out on a limb tonight and rented Returner , a cheesy dubbed Japanese sci-fi/martial arts movie. I was looking for something where I could completely park my brain and this did the trick. It stars Takeshi Kaneshiro who makes a fine attractive lead -- he looks as good as Keanu in the Matrix, and acts about 20 times better (even with his lines dubbed, you can tell he has some grasp of human emotions).

The plot is made from equal parts Terminator, ET and Independence Day; the wardrobe (the cool part anyway) and CG effects are stolen from the Matrix trilogy. There is enough action to keep things moving, and enough humour to keep things light -- the bad guy is really entertaining -- and overall, something I would reccomend to certain people.