1995 / 108m - USA
Action, Horror
1.5*/5.0*
Species poster

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March 05, 2021

1.5*/5.0*

Pointless rewatch. This is one of those films I watched well before I began tracking my ratings. The sole reason to watch this film was Giger's involvement in the creature design, but don't expect to find the next Alien. Species is a very bland mix of action and horror that does no justice to the designs of Giger.

What surprised me the most was the cast. I remembered Species as a full-blown (read cheap) B-flick, but the cast is actually pretty decent, hosting quite a few respectable names. Not that the performances are outstanding, but at the very least it indicates this wasn't made to be random shelf filler, even though the actual quality may suggest something different.

The police chase is bland, the 90s atmosphere is kitsch, the effects are atrocious and Henstridge clearly wasn't cast for of her acting talent. What could've been a fun, juicy B-flick turned out to be an uninspired, run-of-the-mill genre flick. A waste of potential, it's beyond how a film like this managed to get two more sequels.