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- 2022
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- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 2 h 22 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Well Go USA Entertainment
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Summary Alienoid follows two Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) gurus seeking a legendary, time-bending blade as they unexpectedly cross paths with modern-era people hunting down a dangerous alien concealed inside a human’s body.
Directed By: Dong-hoon Choi
Written By: Dong-hoon Choi
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 2 h 22 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- Well Go USA Entertainment
- 2 h 22 m
Alienoid
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6.6
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Summary Alienoid follows two Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) gurus seeking a legendary, time-bending blade as they unexpectedly cross paths with modern-era people hunting down a dangerous alien concealed inside a human’s body.
Directed By: Dong-hoon Choi
Written By: Dong-hoon Choi
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
2 Reviews
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43% Mixed
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3 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
54
29% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The movie is bursting at the seams, as if Choi, in his first outing since the 2015 historical action drama “Assassination,” was drunk on pure filmmaking pleasure and threw every cinematic genre into a gigantic blender.
The sheer too-much-ness of Alienoid could have easily been wearying, given its many tangents and supporting characters. Thankfully, writer/director Choi Dong-hoon confirms his hitmaker reputation by balancing over-inflated set pieces with disarming screwball comedy and delightful character actor performances.
The story is very high concept and the tone is completely aware of itself, leading to a truly enjoyable experience
It’s all eye candy and spectacle, all a bit much and pointlessly hard to follow. But make no mistake, this is something to see, even if making sense of it can feel more trouble than it’s worth.
Alienoid is so big in its ambition that it rarely coheres, and sequences in each time period go on for so long that the other era, and all its characters, fall away. But the characters are overwhelmingly entertaining, most especially Jo and Yum as the hapless monster hunters who are promised much bigger things if Part 2 ever happens.
Hamstrung by lumbering plotting and variable special effects, this first part is an unimaginative hodgepodge which leaves its well-assembled cast stranded across time and space.
Alienoid is a movie that wants to be everything and satisfy everyone, and when you try to satisfy everyone, you invariably end up satisfying no one.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
75% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.6
75% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
13% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
Caper Film
Release Date Aug 26, 2022
Duration 2 h 22 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Buil Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
