A spaceship of incompetent Martians arrive in an Illinois farming community following a rebroadcast of The War of The Worlds. They're late to a failed invasion and assume Earth to be the target. It's Halloween and everybody assume that they are kids in costumes. A few do see the reality of the situation and try to fight back.
The premise is a fine sci-fi comedy idea. One of the aliens is doing a Jack Nicholson impression. They should be less warlike. They should be slacker war avoiders and the Enforcer Drone can go crazy. They could join up with the kids to battle the Drone while the adults remain clueless. The way that they're set up. It's hard to root for anybody. It has plenty of quirkiness but it struggles to find the humor. There are fun ideas but most of them fall flat. If they could keep the two kids with the aliens as they battle the Drone, the movie would function a lot better.
The premise is a fine sci-fi comedy idea. One of the aliens is doing a Jack Nicholson impression. They should be less warlike. They should be slacker war avoiders and the Enforcer Drone can go crazy. They could join up with the kids to battle the Drone while the adults remain clueless. The way that they're set up. It's hard to root for anybody. It has plenty of quirkiness but it struggles to find the humor. There are fun ideas but most of them fall flat. If they could keep the two kids with the aliens as they battle the Drone, the movie would function a lot better.