Sprawling, gooey and profoundly juvenile, this derivative thriller piles on the cheese: aliens, male bonding, psychoanalytic gobbledygook, childhood secrets, military black ops, gross-out special effects, explosions, bodily function humor and a retarded boy with special powers. It may be an infernal stew, but there's lots of it if you leave hungry, it's your own damned fault. Psychiatrist Henry Devlin (Thomas Jane), history teacher Gary "Jonesy" Jones (Damian Lewis), used-car salesman Pete Moore (Timothy Olyphant) and carpenter Joe Clarendon (Jason Lee) "Beaver" to his friends have been inseparable since their Derry, Maine, childhood. As youngste...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
134 mins