This is definitely one of those movies that keeps you glued to the screen in the same sense as not being able to look away from a car wreck. Just when you thought it was bad it gets worse, a lot worse. You really have to see this movie to believe how bad it really is but if you have something better to do like pick your nose, I suggest you do that instead, it won't be time wasted. The acting is wooden, there is no story, there is no proper continuity, nothing makes any sense. There is so much ham in this movie it was probably filmed at a pig farm with the pigs in costumes doubling as aliens (and most of the other actors) Spoiler - this isn't a turkey, it's a frozen TV dinner without the taste.. Well done Mr Shatner, Well Done!

When I saw this movie...I thought to myself that the reason that the camera was so crappy was the fact that it was made in the early 80s. Then I saw it was made in 2002 and I was shocked.Then I was scared I accidentally rented a cheap porno because the plot sucked. Not only did the plot suck. The storyline made absolutely no sense.For example, after the boyfriend is an idiot and flips the jeep...His dying girlfriend becomes extremely horny. No one was upset that the jeep was destroyed(but afterwards you see the jeep perfectly fine just upside down, no damage). But anyways, where in most movies everyone would be upset, they have sex after almost dying. Bravo.Some UFO. A flying Jellyfish.For Gods sake...This movie makes Steven Segal movies look professional.

It is sad to see a potentially nice subject (dying girl tries to find alien life before she dies) wasted like this. The characters are wooden, there is hardly any logic in their actions. But there is a lot more in this film to complain about. The special effects could be charming as they are disarmingly clumsy and unconvincing, but they fail to be. The lighting and editing reminds one of the bold and the beautiful. The acting is terrible. No memorable one-liners whatsoever. In short, there are no redeeming qualities. William Shatner even succeeded in miscasting himself. Only a tiny amount of irony or self-parody would have made the film at least bearable, but unfortunately it all seems to be meant seriously. Avoid.

You know you have to wonder what's going on with Bill Shatner. He's a talented actor with a beautiful speaking voice, capable of superior performances.But some of the stuff he is involved in makes you want to shake your head. And this stuff isn't off-the-wall good. It's off-the-wall poor. Poorly made, poorly paced, poorly edited, poorly written, etc. It's as if he is someone who is not quite in touch with himself; and it shows in the projects and people with which he gets associated.And now we have 'Groom Lake'. It wouldn't make you winch so hard, if it hadn't also been written and directed by Shatner. The logicalness and continuity is uncomfortably close to what you'd expect from an Ed Wood-level production.Here's this bonehead boyfriend risking life and limb roaring up a treacherous hillside with his dying girlfriend, all the time assuring her that it'll be all right. Well, it's not all right, Mr. Genius. Their vehicle overturns and rolls completely down the hill. And this is only one part of a heavily fragmented, unsupported story line. The negative comments could go on.For the record this viewer would like to be a full-time fan of Shatner. But, Bill, somehow you just aren't getting the job done. You are capable of a much more brilliant body of work.