Uma idéia potencialmente instigante que acaba sendo desperdiçada por um roteiro tomado pelos clichês.
Alien Nation (1988)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:14
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human... Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human society. When Matthew Sykes, an alcoholic and bigoted cop, is paired with one of these Newcomers to investigate a murder, they uncover a sinister conspiracy that threatens to destroy the fragile harmony between aliens and humans. [More]
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Roger Aaron Brown, Leslie Bevis, Peter Jason, George Jenesky
Director: Graham Baker
Director: Graham Baker
Screenwriter: Rockne S. O'Bannon
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz
Reviews for Alien Nation
Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.
It begins focusing on the cross-cultural and human dimensions of the tale but it turns into just another police flick replete with crashing cars and endless shootouts.
A shallow dissertation on race relations made watchable by the sci-fi/Police thriller theme. Caan and Patankin have good chemistry, and there are some amusing culture clashes.
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