There isn't an original idea in the Brothers Strause's copycat feature, which blends bits of District 9, Cloverfield, The Matrix and Independence Day into a standard War of the Worlds invasion scenario. But once the ace special effects and full-on monster mania take prominence over the soap opera plot, it does become weirdly fascinating. The action is set entirely in and around an LA penthouse after a boozy birthday party, from where the waking revellers witness the unfolding horror after alien craft descend on the city. The explosive action includes jet-plane dogfights, a nuclear missile attack and giant tentacled creatures stomping and flying around, while the zombifying "Siren light" adds a touch of George Romero horror into the stylised mix. Events culminate in a freaky belly-of-the-beast climax, by which time this peculiar sci-fi hybrid has mutated into enjoyably bizarre high camp.

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.