A 3 hour TV movie, broadcast in two parts, based on the SF classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956, remade 1978). Six brave citizens discover that insectoid aliens have infiltrated humanity, and since they apparently already control the police and administration, they fight the invasion on their own, armed only with a few knives and a pistol.
That's all kinda smart so far, considering how many other invasion movies have an entire army going in to bombard the aliens. For a manageably budgeted TV movie, the smaller scale works better. Still, we're not talking about a masterpiece here, just an average genre flick.
I was impressed by the performance of Daryl Hannah, who actually plays three roles: the calm astronaut, the concerned mayor's assistant, and the evil alien queen (as shown on the cover artwork, so I don't consider this a spoiler of mine). Extremely different shades, from friendly to demonic, needed to be portrayed here, and she was capable to do that.
That's all kinda smart so far, considering how many other invasion movies have an entire army going in to bombard the aliens. For a manageably budgeted TV movie, the smaller scale works better. Still, we're not talking about a masterpiece here, just an average genre flick.
I was impressed by the performance of Daryl Hannah, who actually plays three roles: the calm astronaut, the concerned mayor's assistant, and the evil alien queen (as shown on the cover artwork, so I don't consider this a spoiler of mine). Extremely different shades, from friendly to demonic, needed to be portrayed here, and she was capable to do that.