Lifeform (1996)
3/10
Invader: Poor even for the times standards
26 May 2018
Mid-nineties, alien-esque films were everywhere from the AAA blockbusters down to the b-movies. We were all spoilt for choice, but sadly finding a good one was a chore.

This one was created by the writer of Flight Of The Navigator (1986), in fact this is the only other film he did.

It tells the story of a space capsule returning to earth unexpectedly carrying an alien lifeform. Well as you can imagine things turn hairy, the military is present and immediatly sets about killing the ET.

Starring a very young Ryan Phillippe this isn't one of the worst of it's type but certainly isn't one of the good ones either.

With a generic storyline, terrible sfx and a really quite terrible finale Invader is a bit of a mess.

Ryan Phillippe fans won't even appreciate this due to his small role and the fact he's so poorly cast. He plays a soldier, but because of his age and build at the time he looks like Captain America before the super soldier serum.

The Good:

Has a couple of original moments

The Bad:

Ryan Phillippe looks ridiculous in this role

Really quite dull

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

I'll never get tired of the American stance of shoot first think never
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