Review of Extraterrestrial (2014) by Dennis Harvey for Variety — 20 Nov 2014

Good-looking and entertaining, if unmemorable.

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This review of Extraterrestrial (2014) was written by Dennis Harvey and published by Variety on 20 November 2014.

Extraterrestrial has generally received mixed reviews.

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