Alien Trespass
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 3, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The characters in Alien Trespass (directed by X-Files producing alum R.W. Goodwin) are specimens of Sputnik-era determination, led by a gung-ho Eric McCormack. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It's pretty endearing - a low-budget labor of schlock. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Retro escapist fun. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Good silly fun, Alien Trespass is a dead-on spoof of cheapo '50s sci-fi programmers done with plenty of self-deprecating humor. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This is an impressively realized (and, yes, occasionally, unavoidably humorous) valentine to Hollywood's sci-fi glory days – all heart, no snark, and one big eye. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
A campy homage to those days of malt shops, drive-ins, and saucer-shaped UFOs - you know, the ones that go crashing into nearby buttes, unleashing terrible terrors from another galaxy. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It tries to be the best bad movie that it can be. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
While Alien Trespass stays true to the era and the genre, it forgets that its mission in this galaxy is not merely to pay tribute but to entertain. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Alien Trespass is good-natured, but it's a wan send-up. When it comes to paying homage to classic "B" horror movies, "Monsters vs. Aliens" is the more clever alternative. Read full review
50
Washington PostJan Stuart
Those who fondly recall "The Blob" would seem to be the target crowd for a fastidious pastiche that attempts to coax laughs by maintaining a poker face. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A charmingly sentimental but ultimately pointless hommage to the sci-fi classics of yesteryear, Alien Trespass proves only that while styles and technology have moved on, the affection for corn is everlasting. Read full review
50
New York PostStaff (Not credited)
Sadly, laughs are sparse in this labor of love, a self-conscious spoof by longtime "X-Files" producer R.W. Goodwin. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Although it's refreshing that Alien Trespass doesn't indulge in the sort of mindless, gross-out humor that afflicts so many current cinematic spoofs, it errs too much on the other side, offering mere pastiche instead of witty satire. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Director R.W. Goodwin (an "X-Files" vet) makes a fatal mistake: He never takes a clear stance on the material he's spoofing. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
The pleasures of genre depend on invention within margins, not just prop department scavenger hunting. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Even the movie's rubber monsters look tired. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Too slavish in its devotion to 50s sci-fi conventions to work as parody or camp, this indie comedy by "The X-Files" alumnus R.W. Goodwin sinks under the weight of its homage. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
Alien Trespass needs to be buried for another 50 years and then unearthed to be studied for how tributes can go oh so wrong. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
The movie doesn't try for "Airplane!" or even "Scary Movie"-type ribbing, but its adherence to the genre isn't quite pure, either. Despite McCormack's good-natured efforts, this is "MADtv"-quality satire. Read full review
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