This movie couldn't decide what it wanted to be. There were a couple of sub-plots that for awhile made you think these items would all come together in the end... but they didn't. If you want a "alien in the frozen waste" story, stick with the 1950's version of THE THING (not the abomination that was remade in gore-o-vision 20+ years later).I couldn't get over the fact that the "alien" looked pretty much recycled from INDEPENDENCE DAY. The "bare minimum" sets would have been more effective if they had hired actors who could actually act and carry off the intended mood.Lots of scenery chewing with little payoff.