An excellent premise - aliens land, only they're dumb - and top rank talent - Mel Smithy, Griffin Rhys Jones, Mike Hodges - but it makes rookie errors. There's no distinct characters among the aliens - Mel Smith gets by being Mel Smith but the others are interchangable, nothing different. There's no key relationship to hook into - a scientist falls for the girl, which has potential, but that's it. Smith and Rhys Jones have no scenes together until the very end - for most of the film Smith's off on his own (and actually this is the most effective bit as Smith is such a strong performer and it hassome emotional resonance).
Really the film should have been Smith crashing, discovering Rhys Jones and the two of them being buddies.
The effects and design are great but the film doesn't need it.
James Sikking adds energy as a deranged American.
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