But none of the brains of either. There were certainly moments where things teased deeper elements, motivations, but then were fumbled and dropped.
The story:
A resistance fighter is freed from prison with his old commander and given a final job, with the reward being the rescue of his father from execution.
The job goes wrong and the fighter is stranded on a desert moon. But there's something out there, there's something wrong with the environment. Our protagonist starts to experience the effects of his new surroundings as he works to save himself.
He finds other crew members of the crashed ship, but their motivations are not fully explored or explained. One has a relationship with our protagonist, but is only explored for about 20 seconds of dialogue.
Elements of time displacement and body displacement are introduced.
A computer moves the plot and our protagonist along through the story.
Hints are dropped to keep things mysterious, but the story twists are a stretch or too convenient.
The actors perform well with what they're given, but it's very little. Especially true of General Hatch.
There are plenty of quality seeds in the story but they never really grow into anything.
It's a quality production for the limited budget, but the screenplay could've used a couple more drafts to tighten it up and strengthen the characters.
Conclusion:
The plate looks delicious coming out of the kitchen, but ultimately the taste is pretty bland.
Review of Alien Arrival
