"The Fourth Kind"

Rated PG-13
1 hour 40 minutes

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, Elias Koteas

There's a lot of craziness going on in "The Fourth Kind." A psychiatrist has convinced herself that aliens are invading the small town of Nome, Alaska.

Only the most diehard alien invasion believers may want to see "The Fourth Kind." The film supposedly mixes in actual archival footage. You'll either pay attention or think it's all a lot of hooey.

What follows is a lot of hypnosis and psychotherapy as Milla Jovovich and her hysterical patients try piercing together the fragments of their troubled recollections. Jovovich herself documents the dark memories as if she's seen too many creaking door horror films.

Jovovich has never been much of an actress to begin with. Here she strains her limited dramatic ability along with our belief in the story. She's trying to convince Sheriff Will Patton the aliens have abducted her daughter.

Skeptics may hit the ceiling out of disbelief that "The Fourth Kind" really takes itself so seriously. I don't doubt that some of the success of the far scarier "Paranormal Activity" will off on this documentary style mystery. You' notice how I avoid calling "The Fourth Kind" hogwash. You be the judge.

You'll have a better chance at being scared out of your wits by dredging up last year's Halloween costumes. Like most gimmicky thrillers, "The Fourth Kind" falls flat on its face with 2 stars. You certainly can't blame the aliens for being responsible for this dud.