A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack
set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is
framed for crimes she did not commit.
Although the plot is far-fetched and quite contrived, it is well-made and quite suspenseful; and Brosnan finally gets a role as the bad guy he can bites his teeth into.
A German Scientist has aided an ex Soviet general in constructing a
nuclear weapon which is now in the possession of an American mercenary
heading across Europe in a hijacked goods train.
Despite having a star cast this made-for-TV thriller with a far-fetched, nearly ridiculous story can't spark any tension.
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Fairly enjoyable sci-fi spoof works only to a degree, since it's thoroughly tongue-in-cheek, so that, ironically, the more straight-faced Indepedence Day from the same year was actually more fun.
Halliwell*: "The film begins brilliantly, with a stampede of flaming cows, but then is content to recycle, at great expense, the style of 50s sci-fi films while its cast parody their more serious roles; despite its occasional antic charm, it is not as enjoyable as it ought to be."
Maltin**1/2: "Overly self-satisfied spoof of '50s alien-invasion movies (and '50s attitudes)...Great effects and animation (of the Martian characters) but awfully broad and one-note in tone, spoofing something that's already funny in the straight-faced originals of the period. One can't completely dislike a film in which Slim Whitman figures so prominently, however."
