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Alien Trespass
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48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    83
    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.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    75
    Retro escapist fun.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    75
    It's pretty endearing - a low-budget labor of schlock.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    70
    Good silly fun, Alien Trespass is a dead-on spoof of cheapo '50s sci-fi programmers done with plenty of self-deprecating humor.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    67
    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.
  6. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    63
    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.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    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.
  8. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    It tries to be the best bad movie that it can be.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    50
    Sadly, laughs are sparse in this labor of love, a self-conscious spoof by longtime "X-Files" producer R.W. Goodwin.
  10. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    50
    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.
  11. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    50
    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.
  12. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    50
    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.
  13. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Jan Stuart
    50
    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.
  14. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: M. E. Russell
    42
    Director R.W. Goodwin (an "X-Files" vet) makes a fatal mistake: He never takes a clear stance on the material he's spoofing.
  15. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    40
    The pleasures of genre depend on invention within margins, not just prop department scavenger hunting.
  16. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    33
    Even the movie's rubber monsters look tired.
  17. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    30
    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.
  18. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Wheeler
    25
    Alien Trespass needs to be buried for another 50 years and then unearthed to be studied for how tributes can go oh so wrong.
  19. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    20
    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.
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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. JayH
    6
    Amusing parody of 1950's sci-fi films. Nice feel for the period, the cast does well. It's fun, but doesn't always hit it's intended mark. Campy fun, light entertainment.… Full Review »
  2. Nemo
    3
    The makers would do well to review their source material, especially "Teenagers From Outer Space," and to bow before the infinite superiority of "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra." "Alien Trespass" looks too new, many of its effects are too slick for the period it's lampooning, and, worst of all, it's deathly dull.… Full Review »
  3. DonC
    9
    Alien Trespass is a fun & refreshing return to movie making's past....it's too bad that many of the critics seem to try and take the movie too seriously...it's supposed to be a spoof, and it works wonderfully well at that. Lots of laughs; great for people who loved that genre...my kids loved it too.… Full Review »
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