This film made me a fan of Alex Proyas.

Rating: Null/10 (11 September 2011)

An unlikely scenario for sure, this tale of weird aliens using their advance technology to enslave people in an endless series of dramatic roles. I liked the way people rationalized the obvious flaws in the way the world seemed to work. Great acting by Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Connelly who played relatively normal characters in this weird world. Kiefer Sutherland's character is anything but normal, not to mention Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardson. Then we have the cops, who try to do their job in a routine way, never blinking at the strange events, until it finally gets to them. Like Detective Walenski, played by Colin Friels. He cracks first and explodes. Inspector Bumstead played by William Hurt unravels slowly. Everybody suspects something is amiss but they are compelled to keep plodding along. Then there are the Strangers - they are having a hard time grasping the situation too, and yet they are controlling most of it. If you like eery science fiction without too much action, this is a great movie.