Extraterrestrial
Focus Features | Release Date: June 15, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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91
IndieWireEric KohnJun 12, 2012
Extraterrestrial can be forgiven the tangents into melodrama due to Vigalondo's seamless ability to navigate those soapy waters. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineCalum MarshJun 11, 2012
In almost every respect, Extraterrestrial is an exceptional and traditional romantic comedy. It just happens to be set during an alien invasion. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael LeavertonJun 12, 2012
Extraterrestrial is a comedy dropped agreeably into an alien invasion - well, maybe not invasion. The spaceship just sits there. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJun 14, 2012
Quirky, but infinitely more interesting than big-budget Hollywood cousins. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyJun 11, 2012
Results are offbeat and amusing, but also a bit thin as the whole essentially amounts to one long shaggy-dog joke. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJul 11, 2012
On the whole, Extraterrestrial is slight, filled with lots of bark but little bite. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJun 13, 2012
There's a solid framework in place here for a fun, original twist on a conventional science-fiction premise, but aside from the occasional quirky touch - Vigalondo fails to fill that frame with a picture worthy of it. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 14, 2012
Alien invasion is just an excuse for romantic farce in Extraterrestrial, a tiresome roundelay of lies, lust and leaping paranoia. Read full review
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