After their rip-off of “Transformers” with “Transmorphers”, The Asylum turns to stealing from “Pacific Rim” with “Atlantic Rim”. It’s got pretty much the same premise as “Pacific Rim” with people in mech suits fighting giant aliens but it’s just terrible.

Giant alien monsters are coming out of the Atlantic Ocean and threatening the American coast. A secret U.S. government program has a group of talented soldiers get inside giant mech suits to do battle with the hostile alien invaders. Can they stop the monsters or will a nuclear strike be required? As you can tell that it’s almost identical to the film it’s copying.

The characters are terrible and the acting is horrendous too. Graham Greene (“The Green Mile”, “Dances With Wolves”) is in this as General Hadley and he gives probably the most monotone performance of his career. We only get to briefly see the aliens and robot suits but whenever we do, they look horrendous. They look almost as bad as the C.G.I. at the end of “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie”. I complained about the fights in “Pacific Rim” being at night and/or underwater but “Atlantic Rim” chooses to have its fights during the day so it just shows how awful their C.G.I. is. Seriously, they’re like something from an original PlayStation game.

“Pacific Rim” was an entertaining film with some great giant monster action. Please, never confuse it with the monstrosity that is “Atlantic Rim”. This is a disastrously bad film and it just serves as further proof that The Asylum puts no effort into whatever they’re making. If you’ve seen “Transmorphers” or their other ‘mockbusters’, you know exactly what to expect from the talentless folks at The Asylum. Just go and watch “Pacific Rim” and ignore this one at all costs. “Atlantic Rim” is lazy and dull.