A US Navy fleet participating in maneuvers in and around Hawaii encounters a similarly gun-toting armada from Planet G.
Rihanna's presence as Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes, and the fact that the whole mess is made courtesy of toy-maker Hasbro tells you where this film's heart is. And it doesn't fail to go there.
The usually admirable Liam Neeson playing Admiral Shane, with his undisguised Irish accent, only caused me to ask "how does an Irishman get to be an Admiral in the US Navy?" Mind you, there may as well have been a pub full of Irishmen for all the professionalism of the Navy's, and everyone else's response to the alien invasion.
"Captain, that doesn't look like anything from this planet. I think we'll take one of the rubber dinghies over and climb on it to see what it is" just about sums up the laughable reaction to encountering the first alien ship.
Basically, Transformers at sea. A bit of a childish joke. No surprise there, seeing as Hasbro own Battleship: the game and Transformers: the toy. Shame they don't own Battleship: the decent script.
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