This massive movie is about a race of aliens colonising our planet, but as the title suggests, the action is centered on the City of Angels. Instead of watching the world at war, we witness the American military's last stand on the West Coast by following a single squad of soldiers on the ground as they fight their way through the city to pick up scattered civilians before the Air Force levels Los Angeles. 2nd Lt. William Martinez leads the troop but is too young to be calling the shots in a cataclysmic event like this. Thankfully Squad Sgt. Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) is called back in for one last mission, because it doesn't take long for the rest of the battalion to realise that the reluctant hero is their best chance for survival. Battle: Los Angeles is a roaring thrill ride that barely lets up from start to finish. Is it a rehash of the most exciting moments in War of the Worlds or Red Dawn? Sure it is, but it's also an electrifying film that manages to be engrossing and entertaining in spite of its flaws
