A tribute to or pastiche of a 1950's space alien invasion flick shot in black and white on a low budget. It may have worked if it was more satirical but like some similar films of the 1950's it is pedestrian and talky. You can't tell when it is sending the genre up as is mostly unfunny, if it is a send-up. The acting is uninteresting and only Linnea Quigley puts any life into her role as Widow Ann. The music sounds like 'Mars Attacks' sometimes (1996) which may have been deliberate. A nice idea but a little boring. You might as well watch a proper 1950's alien invasion film.
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