The Puppet Masters
Trust No One
Trust No One
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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1994
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The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
21 Oct 1994
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$8,600,000
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
There's no suspense (ETs rampage from the word go); no frissons (loud hailers telegraph the shocks); and it's insufficiently bright to be an hommage.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
A choppy, unsuspenseful succession of chases, melodramatic showdowns and routine special effects.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
The Puppet Masters occasionally lives up to its reputation, but the delay between story conception and celluloid conversion has clearly wilted its power and potential.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Attempts at detailed characterization don't work particularly well, and there's a love story that feels as forced as it is superfluous - although even that isn't as unnecessary as the film's final ten minutes.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Only the most undiscriminating monster-pic buff will come away satisfied.
– ,
Variety,
6 Dec 2009