Outlander Critic Reviews
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Based upon 6 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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Not helped by a wooden perf from Jim Caviezel as a humanoid alien who accidentally imports a real alien to eighth-century Earth.Read the full review
In its second half, Outlander falls apart completely, becoming nothing but a violent, mindless monster movie along the lines of "Alien vs. Predator."Read the full review
It's entertaining nonsense with major league special effects, larger-than-life characters and inventive monsters that draw on the "Aliens" and "Predator" models, being terrifying but also vaguely sympathetic.Read the full review
Outlander is interesting as a collision of genres: the monster movie meets the Viking saga. You have to give it credit for carrying that premise to its ultimate (if not logical) conclusion.Read the full review
Surprise number one: It's smarter than it looks. Surprise number two: That doesn't entirely ruin it as an action film.Read the full review
By taking nonsense seriously Outlander never achieves camp. It's a comic book that's mistaken itself for scripture.Read the full review
