Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Alien Convergence’

Written by Scott Edwards

​It is a terrible thing to watch relationships get torn apart when there is just a simple lack of communication. When things are not said or taken the wrong way, blowups can occur more often than not, putting a fracture between people that have known each other for a lifetime. But these issues can be rectified quickly, if each member of the party is willing to give a little for the relationship to come back together. If this is not done and only one member is willing to give in, the relationship will never be as powerful as it was and that is what you always hear about, rather than everyone getting back on the same page.
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While on the testing range with her team, Emma Harper is ready to get the group ready for the next phase. With her NeuroJet program working in full swing, she has the plan to put veterans who have lost the use of their limbs back into the fight. Knowing that she will be able to get the approval for the next phase of testing as long as her team is able to perform the same way as they did when they were able to fly, she has set her sights to the stars. But the program may not be for everyone as she sees that one of her team, Ishiro, is taking a large step back and needs to clear his head for the Neuro program to fully take effect. 

After completing their latest run, Emma tries to call into base when she finds out that there is not a signal that is able to get through. Getting a call from her dad and only being able to make out a couple of words that sound dire, she makes her way into town to see what is going on. Meeting with her father Ben, Emma finds out that three meteors have hit the planet causing the outages, but what she does not know is what is housed inside of them. As Emma heads back to base to get the gear all packed up, Ben heads to one of the meteor sites to get some samples. When the earth shakes around him, he becomes the first witness as to what horror awaits the world and wants to find a way to stop it.

As the NeuroJet team sees a beast from another world take out their reinforcements, Emma finds out that only her technology will be able to fight it off. Making their way to a fighter graveyard in Arizona, the group stumbles upon where one of the beasts is hiding out to recover. Being able to see what it is firsthand, the group also takes note that it is recovering in the water very quickly, but the eggs that it has laid also have something strange about them. Watching as many of the eggs hatch and the embryos converge, they know that they are in for a much bigger fight. Getting to a plane that can be equipped with the NeuroJet program may be the only way to save the planet from the beasts that are looking to tear it apart but will anyone believe what Emma and her team have to say?

This is the kind of movie that keeps me coming back for more from The Asylum as it is fun, terrifying and gives us all a little science lesson. I really liked how the movie showed that even without the use of their limbs that the veterans still wanted to fight and with the NeuroJet program in full swing, they might be able to do just that, by controlling everything with their minds. Although I thought that Emma and her father Ben’s storyline was extremely sappy, it did play out well and they were able to connect on a higher level before the battle of a lifetime. With giant aliens, explosions, neuro blockers, unmanned and manned jets, a non-reluctant hero and an out of the world idea, this is just a fun movie to get lost in. I would say that I would hope that if we ever face such a threat that the calmness displayed in this movie would be applied, because not everything can be eliminated with our powerful weapons, you need science as well. Stay Scared.

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