![]() You go see a movie like “Independence Day” for the visceral thrills, but here, they’re in woefully short supply. The characters are flimsy, the dialogue is stilted and the amount of destruction is ridiculous, even if that’s all pretty typical for the brand of blockbusters inspired by Emmerich's 1996 hit. It’s just dull and hollow-a massive waste of time and money. It’s not completely terrible, even though 20 th Century Fox’s decision not to screen it for critics before opening day would suggest as much. And yes, all massive summer disaster pictures are like that-especially when they come from director Roland Emmerich, returning from the original “Independence Day.” Shock and awe are his bread and butter.īut “Resurgence”-which, surprisingly, isn’t the title of a fourth “ Divergent” movie-feels even more shiny and empty than most of these kinds of films. “Independence Day: Resurgence,” the sequel you probably didn’t want or need to the 1996 smash-hit blockbuster “ Independence Day,” is all about the spectacle. Ricciardo placed a lowly 15th.The aliens are back, and they want … more of the same thing they wanted before, maybe? ![]() McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo showed some of his old form with a great double overtake on Ocon and Alonso approaching midway through the race, celebrating with an exuberant expletive.īut Ricciardo wasn’t laughing later on as the Australian driver got a five-second time penalty for clipping Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin and sending him off track. “It means they can steal more points off Ferrari.”ĪlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly started from the pit lane after being penalized for multiple engine-part changes and finished 12th. “It’s good they’re competitive,” he quipped. Verstappen also has good reason to welcome the resurgence of Mercedes. ![]() “We were finishing one minute behind, and now we’re 10 seconds back,” he said. Russell pointed out how, not so long ago, Mercedes was lagging way behind Red Bull. ![]() “Hopefully we’ll bring more into the second half of the season and start fighting with the guys at the front.” The other guys have an edge but we’re clearly closing the gap,” Hamilton said. “For both cars to be on the podium is really special for us. After a month-long break the season resumes with a triple header in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. ![]()
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