Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot Feb 25, 2022 2.5/4

E.T. would find it false propaganda, but for fans of the genre, it's standard sci-fi with all the needed ingredients.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 9, 2020 6/10

The film starts to fall apart at the introduction of the aliens themselves, which suffer from dated special effects and an immediate aura of disbelief.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 13, 2017 B

The CGI alien special effects are only so-so, but the film is rich in ideas, well-executed and is pleasingly entertaining even if silly.

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Steve Biodrowski Cinefantastique Apr 21, 2009

Less an alien invasion movie than a conspiracy film (it just hapens to turn out that the conspirators are aliens).

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Feb 9, 2006

What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall.

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Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Oct 14, 2005 2/5

You know a movie's in trouble when it's called The Arrival and nothing arrives -- the film's aliens are already here.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005 2/5

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Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Apr 8, 2005 4/5

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Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Oct 29, 2004 4/5

The aliens-among-us plot gets a very entertaining and inventive update.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Mar 1, 2004 2/5

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Spence D. IGN Feb 10, 2004 4/5

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Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Jun 4, 2003 7/10

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Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 3/4

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Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com May 12, 2003 3/5

A good premise, hampered by a weak ending.

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Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Feb 17, 2003 3/5

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Sep 25, 2002 2.5/4

...it ultimately seems apparent that the movie would've been well-served had it topped out at 90 minutes (ie it's too long and feels it).

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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Jun 18, 2002 3/4

It's a strong, lean piece of writing that moves quickly. Nothing is wasted, and nothing happens the way you'd expect.

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Dwayne E. Leslie Boxoffice Magazine Jun 5, 2002

Sheen is working outside of his element, but the energy he puts into his multidimensional character helps keep the story moving.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 1, 2001 9/10

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Barbara Shulgasser San Francisco Examiner Jan 1, 2000

A hokey summer entertainment that is full of big machinery, satellite dishes du jour, long embarrassing close-ups and gaps in logic through which large UFOs could hurtle.

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