Following the struggles of humanity, who have to deal with aliens, when their space ship crash on earth and have to deal with them, as they live one by one with each other, the thing that challenges them.
Fascinating and somewhat timely themed sci-fi flick, a minor classic.
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
July 25, 2002
It's 70% cop schpiel and 30% science-fiction fun. Switch those percentages and we'd be calling it a classic.
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
April 08, 2005
Fun gimmick cop movie with aliens
Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
December 31, 2008
Uma idéia potencialmente instigante que acaba sendo desperdiçada por um roteiro tomado pelos clichês.
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
October 07, 2002
OK s-f that failed to capitalize on an interesting premise.
Clint Morris
Moviehole
April 25, 2005
Patinkin in one of his best, most memorable performances
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
March 21, 2003
A shallow dissertation on race relations made watchable by the sci-fi/Police thriller theme. Caan and Patankin have good chemistry, and there are some amusing culture clashes.
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
November 28, 2005
Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
October 10, 2005
Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis
May 31, 2001
...the premise goes nowhere. Instead, it begins and ends as an ordinary police mystery, complete with gun fights, chase scenes, and things blowing up in the night.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
August 27, 2004
It begins focusing on the cross-cultural and human dimensions of the tale but it turns into just another police flick replete with crashing cars and endless shootouts.
Steve Newton
Georgia Straight
February 18, 2014
With the sci-fi and horror aspects toned down, Alien Nation becomes little more than a cop show with a twist-and one that will satisfy only the most gullible of action fans.
