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.
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Boston GlobeTy Burr
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It's pretty endearing - a low-budget labor of schlock.
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VarietyTodd McCarthy
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Good silly fun, Alien Trespass is a dead-on spoof of cheapo '50s sci-fi programmers done with plenty of self-deprecating humor.
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Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
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.
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.
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USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
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.
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Washington Post
Washington Post
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.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
The pleasures of genre depend on invention within margins, not just prop department scavenger hunting.