The result is a little bit Triumph of the Will and a lot Beverly Hills 90210.
Paul Verhoeven adds his signature satirical topspin to Robert A. Heinlein’s classic 1959 novel about humanity fighting an alien race of killer bugs from the Klendathu System. The result is a little bit Triumph of the Will and a lot Beverly Hills 90210. The fresh-faced actors (Casper van Dien, Denise Richards, etc.) are as wooden as a log cabin, but that’s kind of the point. These are indistinguishable young heroes blindly marching into the jingoistic meat grinder. “Would you like to know more?”