Rotten
Plagued by a rickety premise, generic sets and invaders who recall Doctor Who's Cybermen, "Alien Outpost" jabs its finger at the Iraq War with repetitive obviousness.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Alien Outpost
Mankind's Last Stand
2014 · 1h 33m · NOT RATED
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Jabbar Raisani
Overview
A documentary crew follows an elite unit of soldiers in the wake of an alien invasion.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The film looks as though the bulk of the budget was reserved for ammo.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
[It] sounds, as so many things do on the level of 25-words-or-less ephemera, incredible. In execution, it's a real slog.
Keith Uhlich, AV Club
Rotten
A sci-fi actioner with the production values of your average porno, "Alien Outpost" spews cliches like a machine gun set on maximum triteness.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
Viewers are ... stuck for 90 minutes watching actors in camo gear shout "Go! Go! Go!" while dashing around drab scrubland.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
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