When a young child accidentally triggers extraterrestrial hunters to return to Earth, a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and scientists join forces to prevent the end of the human race.
It's a slick, high-energy action picture that takes a lot of its strength from its steamy locations in Mexico.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Alternately grisly and dull.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It is so lean, so exciting and so imaginative that you can watch it every month or two, year in and year out, and never get tired of it.
– Douglas Pratt,
Hollywood Reporter,
11 Aug 2004
rotten:
With its stilted dialogue and hammy acting, the film has the look of an expensive production but the feel of a B movie, delivering the sort of undemanding monster mayhem Arnie's fans have come to expect.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Despite the off-rhythm styling, there's not a lot going on.