Compact Sci-Fi Mystery
Movie Lover:
Film Flops Critic from
Trumbull, CT US -- September, 1, 2006
This film was a pleasant surprise. Another fine example of a British sci-fi film produced on a modest budget that presents an excellent, albeit familiar, story line. The atmosphere of "They Came From Beyond Space" is reminescent of the Quatermass films starring Brian Donlevy, except (fortunately) there are no giant, blobby space monsters. This is a suspenseful film, not a special effects extravaganza. Robert Hutton does a fine job of carrying the film, and the supporting cast is top-notch. (You may recognize Jennifer Jayne from "The Crawling Eye".) A treat to see.