‘Alien Trespass’ is an experiment gone wrong

Published April 1, 2009 4:00am ET



“Alien Trespass” doesn’t intrude enough in the movie territories it occupies.


It’s not funny or kitschy enough for satire and not scary or exciting enough for simulation. The thriller/comedy is meant to both send up, yet also replicate, the sci-fi B-movies of the 1950s. And at least in its precisely simulated midcentury production design, charisma-free cast of D-list stars and intentionally bad acting stylings, it sure looks familiar.

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