Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (
The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to bring peace to their civilizations.
Jennifer Connelly,
Jon Hamm, and
Kathy Bates co-star in the Ryne Douglas Pearson-penned film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide