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.
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08/27/04
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
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... [More]
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard
Director: Graham Baker
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takes a fascinating sci-fi idea and squanders it on a routine police procedural that is less complex and engaging than a typical one-hour TV show
04/11/01
...the premise goes nowhere. Instead, it begins and ends as an ordinary police mystery, complete with gun fights, chase scenes, and things blowing up in the night.
05/31/01
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06/09/08
Top CriticOK s-f that failed to capitalize on an interesting premise.
10/07/02
Fascinating and somewhat timely themed sci-fi flick, a minor classic.
08/10/06
Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie
11/28/05
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.
03/21/03
Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.
10/10/05
Uma idéia potencialmente instigante que acaba sendo desperdiçada por um roteiro tomado pelos clichês.
12/31/08
It's 70% cop schpiel and 30% science-fiction fun. Switch those percentages and we'd be calling it a classic.
07/25/02
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