A clever and surprisingly authentic throwback to the cheesy sci-fi films of the '50s.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 28, 2020

ALIEN TRESPASS -- these aliens can trespass on a movie screen near me anytime!

| Nov 6, 2019

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

The movie can't decide if it's an homage to 1950s sci-fi genre or a "new" kind of story.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 18, 2011

An oddity from another time and place, and well worth a look because of it.

| Aug 9, 2010

The patience and concentration of the film to not wink itself into a coma is amazing to behold, and I was flabbergasted over just how engrossing and playful the picture is.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 2, 2010

Not nearly as awful as it could have been...it at least knows that it's cheesy, which makes it more fun.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 12, 2009

It's not really clear why this movie was necessary %u2013 it does not reinvent the 50's movie so much as do a highly faithful cover version of it. (Gus Van Sandy's shot-for-shot remake of Psycho is a similar pointless academic exercise.)

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 31, 2009

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, It Came From Outer Space should be blushing like a schoolgirl, because this deadpan recreation of 1950s sci-fi movies is a tribute to its low-budget, high minded charms.

| Apr 29, 2009

The simple fact is that this movie kind of drove me nuts, and the only emotion it consistently brought out of me was an almost overwhelming desire for the darn thing to come to an end.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 15, 2009

...gently wacky. Although breezy and sketchy on the easy laughs at times, Alien Trespass does promise to entertain for the sole purpose of its campy off-kilter makeup.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 15, 2009

If the film succeeds perfectly in its aim, to recreate exactly a genre of films noted for how shoddy and boring they were, is it then fair to complain when the film is itself boring?

| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 8, 2009

Neither legit parody nor loving sci-fi homage; a movie with no firm reference point, [and] lacking the breezy wit or clever execution that might otherwise provide a reason for its standalone existence.

| Original Score: D | Apr 8, 2009

Alien Trespass won't let our knowledge of the stereotypes it incorporates do the work and make the critique.

| Original Score: 1/10 | Apr 7, 2009

It doesn't want to be camp, but it inevitably becomes so, because the very effort to replicate its models is so knowing that it comes across as insufferably arch.

| Original Score: C | Apr 6, 2009

If you're willing to check your brain at the door and to suspend a lot of your disbelief, Alien Trespass manages to be a delightfully zany and campy satire best experienced at midnight with a group of friends.

| Original Score: 6.0/10 | Apr 4, 2009

The filmmakers have an obvious love for their work and its source material and it shows.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 4, 2009

A true love letter to genre days gone by, Alien Trespass delivers on its promise to bring back a slice of the good old days to horror cinema.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 3, 2009

While it never rises to the level of Galaxy Quest, my gold standard for funny sci-fi films, Alien Trespass consistently delights and amuses.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 3, 2009

Retro-style sci-fi action spoof tries hard but doesn't work.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 3, 2009