The power of love in the midst of alien invasion.
One of the more unusual sci-fi films, in the sense that everything about it is low key and quiet. There are no big action scenes or impressive chasing; they do take place but are not central to the plot.
We follow a team of people who try to survive in an occupied planet where their lives take an unexpected turn when one of them is taken over by the invading species, so whilst on the outside it is Melanie, on the inside she is a host. Being resistant means that she is not entirely taken over.
Her presence amongst what used to be her people proves controversial as some are happy to see the Melanie they loved and missed, other see the mark of hosts and want her dead - understandably so.
As said earlier there is a sense of numbness about this film but it is such for a reason. This movie is about a group of people trying to survive and it is about abducted Melanie who tries to survive. The latter though occupied by a host is still resisting, hence not being instantly killed by her team. As their struggles to endure are joined this forms the centrepiece of the storyline.
Those who anticipate a sci-fi movie in the action sense are in for a disappointment. Despite the deadness to it, it has a moral to convey and holds its ground without ever being tiresome. William Hurt is outstanding.
An intelligent, inventive addition to the genre.
One of the more unusual sci-fi films, in the sense that everything about it is low key and quiet. There are no big action scenes or impressive chasing; they do take place but are not central to the plot.
We follow a team of people who try to survive in an occupied planet where their lives take an unexpected turn when one of them is taken over by the invading species, so whilst on the outside it is Melanie, on the inside she is a host. Being resistant means that she is not entirely taken over.
Her presence amongst what used to be her people proves controversial as some are happy to see the Melanie they loved and missed, other see the mark of hosts and want her dead - understandably so.
As said earlier there is a sense of numbness about this film but it is such for a reason. This movie is about a group of people trying to survive and it is about abducted Melanie who tries to survive. The latter though occupied by a host is still resisting, hence not being instantly killed by her team. As their struggles to endure are joined this forms the centrepiece of the storyline.
Those who anticipate a sci-fi movie in the action sense are in for a disappointment. Despite the deadness to it, it has a moral to convey and holds its ground without ever being tiresome. William Hurt is outstanding.
An intelligent, inventive addition to the genre.