
In 1993, a search for extraterrestrial life, a transmission's received, detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armor-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye. Government agent Xavier Fitch assembles a team of scientists and mercenaries to locate and destroy Sil before she manages to find a mate and breed.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1993, a search for extraterrestrial life, a transmission's received, detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armor-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye. Government agent Xavier Fitch assembles a team of scientists and mercenaries to locate and destroy Sil before she manages to find a mate and breed.
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| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergAs slyly smart as it is silly, and the flick delivers a clever idea that's wedged in between some rather slick action scenes. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelRoger Donaldson directs Species with a firm pace, and right up until the end he's in control of a most satisfying summer film. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarSpecies is an Alien ripoff, but that doesn't make it a bad movie--not when it contains a plausible premise, a great-looking female villain, a wonderful supporting cast of good guys, and genuine tension. Only a routine chase sequence in sewer tunnels limits the excitement at the end. In other words, we're talking about a solid, surprisingly intelligent action picture here. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksThe rest of the film is pretty simple-minded -- the team stalks her, she stalks men in L.A. bars, and gross-out special effects stalk the audience. |
| ESplatterSteve BiodrowskiIt is no masterpiece, but after some of the schlock seen this year, it is nice to see a science-fiction horror film that delivers. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumViolent kill-fest of a sci-fi/horror movie. Sexy monster, though. |
| VarietyGodfrey CheshireA propulsive sci-fi actioner genetically engineered from spores of the Alien and Terminator series, Roger Donaldson's Species provides a gripping if not overly original account of an extraterrestrial species attempting to overwhelm our own. |
| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret PomeranzI must admit I really enjoyed Species. I like being manipulated by a clever director, even though it isn't the best of its genre. |
| Dark HorizonsGarth FranklinThe result is a film I would gladly rate as a guilty pleasure. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThere's plenty of chills, slime and blood and some above-average special effects. |