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Trying to identify an ultra low-budget sci-fi alien invasion movie I rented from Redbox sometime around 2008-2015.

The movie took itself completely seriously, but it was unintentionally hilarious. The “alien invasion” was shown by what looked like PowerPoint-style still shots of famous city skylines with completely normal water towers visible, as if the towers themselves were alien structures. No CGI added. Just… water towers.

There was also a climactic confrontation in a desert/arid area where the characters treated a single water tower like an alien entity or mothership.

Other details:

• lots of badly done flashbacks
• direct-to-video/Redbox vibe
• end-credit bloopers where some actors openly complained about the script/movie

Does anyone know what this movie was? I’m starting to feel like I hallucinated it.