I would've liked this more if I'd seen it as a kid - the nudity and nuttiness would have made more of an impact. Watching it years on it's another redo of Alien with a spaceship picking up some dodgy aliens... only the bulk of this is set in England in the present day. How did it cost $25 million? There's a bunch of effects at the start and the end but most of it looks drab.
Steve Railsback acts away with hammy integrity, there's too much Peter Firth and Frank Finlay. Firth becomes the hero in the second half and Raisback drops out and it's annoying. The constantly naked Mathilda May is fun It's also a hoot to see Patrick Stewart.
It has no pace and precious few scares. It's not exciting or scary or even that sexy. This should be great junky fun but I found it annoying.
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