rodrig58 The first movie cop duo between a human and an alien. James Caan, as usual, makes a cool, charming role. Mandy Patinkin, very convincing, as the alien policeman. Terence Stamp, credible in the role of the wicked alien. It has a special atmosphere, I liked it, a pleasant surprise. The scene in the cabin of the bar, between Matthew Sykes (James Caan) and Cassandra (Leslie Bevis), an extraterrestrial stripper who wants to make love with him, is the most successful and funny scene in the movie.

capone666 Alien NationThe hardest part of recovery for an alien drug addict is not annihilating everyone at the intervention.So, hopefully, the cops in this sci-fi movie can keep a new drug off the streets. Homicide detective Sykes (James Caan) is assigned a new partner, but is hesitant on account he's a Newcomer (Mandy Patinkin), an alien race that came to Earth three years ago. Sykes finally agrees, hoping it'll lead to his partner's otherworldly killer.Their unconventional coupling instead uncovers a scheme by an extraterrestrial kingpin (Terence Stamp) to flood the market with a space drug that has violent effects on Newcomers.A high-concept analogy on immigration that is reduced to a buddy-cop comedy thanks to its by-the-numbers mystery and hammy leads whose banter is painful. So, it's no surprise that this concept was later developed for television. The biggest problem with alien cops, however, is all their unwarranted anal probing. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

SnoopyStyle An enslaved alien race in a spaceship lands in the dessert. A few year later, the aliens called Newcomers are being incorporated into human society. L.A. police detective xenophobic Matthew Sykes (James Caan) and his partner Bill confront an alien holdup gang. Bill is killed by advance weapon. Sykes gets a new partner in Newcomer Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin). Their investigation leads to Newcomer William Harcourt (Terence Stamp) and his scheme to distribute an alien drug.This is actually a very simple buddy cop movie. They don't get along until they start getting along. The bad guy is literally a drug lord. The problem for so many people seems to be that they're expecting something else. I really like the idea of the alien being incorporated into society. It doesn't mean that all of a sudden the world has flying cars. It is in the everyday things that is interesting. It is what they eat, what they drink and what jobs they get. That's what this movie is doing.

AaronCapenBanner The idea of a fleet of spaceships bringing(literal) alien(renamed newcomers) refugees seeking asylum on Earth, and the inevitable culture clashes and problems this would bring is a good one, and the film does have good performances(stars James Caan & Mandy Patinkin as cop and alien partner) but it is such a pity that this is thrown away so that they could be shoehorned into a standard "buddy" comedy/thriller involving both human and newcomer drug lords exploiting a weakness of the Aliens by recreating an addictive drug to hook them on. Nothing new or compelling emerges as a result. Too bad it becomes so predictable and obvious.Still, this did inspire a TV series with a loyal following(Haven't seen it though!)