[The] ostensible archival footage proves so clunky and transparently phony that the entire gimmick collapses.

When the director divides the screen into quadrants for his big finish, the effect is just laughable -- but then by that point, the movie is too.

Unfortunately, none of the subsequent noise is all that scary, and the striving for Paranormal Activity's buzz is shameless.

The Fourth Kind is nothing more than an elaborate hoax to draw UFO enthusiasts.