Review – Xtro

Wow. When my dad was kidnapped by aliens, all I got was a lousy T-shirt. In this production dad comes back via a most unusual route (the sort of thing you just have to see for yourself) and re-inserts himself into the lives of his wife and son. Alien possession high jinks ensue. Some of the gore is innovative if not actually clever, but as often as not it’s disgusting in a non-amusing way. And it almost goes without saying that there isn’t enough plot here to carry the production past the point of cheap showcase for the not-very-special effects. See if desperate