Rotten
It's an amazingly bald-faced copy of E. T. even though this is E. T. in a sticky wrapper, left under the heater two hours too long.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Mac and Me
Eric's new in the neighborhood. Mac's new on the planet.
1988 · 1h 39m · PG
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Overview
A Mysterious Alien Creature (MAC) escaping from nefarious NASA agents, is befriended by a young boy in a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family from whom he has been separated.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
7%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Everything about MAC and Me -- not least the fact that it's fairly well-made and involving -- smacks of crass calculation. The filmmakers even have the gall, in the movie's parting shot, to announce a sequel.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Mac and Me is a 99-minute commercial occasionally interrupted by a not-so-good children`s movie.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
If you made a film about a homesick extraterrestrial befriended by a little boy, would you dare to have the creature look like E. T.'s cousin?
Caryn James, New York Times
Rotten
So why is it so hard to like this film? Having seen it done so much better by Spielberg doesn't help, of course.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
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