Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl

All My Children's Brittany Allen proves herself a big-screen presence as the lead earthling; her commitment to each scene's emotional truth is all the more impressive considering that the schoolboyish Vicious Brothers introduce her character ass-first.

The Dissolve by Mike D'Angelo

There’s absolutely nothing new or innovative to be found here, but sometimes it can be almost comforting to watch a movie do an unironic tour of the classics.

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Good-looking and entertaining, if unmemorable.

The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Even the downer ending plays like an unconscious nod to the over-familiarity of the material, with one character declaring that it’s “the same thing we do every time.”

The New York Times by Andy Webster

Underlying this overlong and overheated enterprise is a surfeit of ambition. Maybe too much.

The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

Depicting a close encounter of the decidedly low-budget kind, Extraterrestrial boasts an undeniable technical competence but can't shake off its inevitable been there, done that quality.

Time Out London by Tom Huddleston

Extraterrestrial doesn’t amount to much beyond a mish-mash of movies we’ve seen before.

Slant Magazine by Rob Humanick

A knowing mélange of recognizable genre tropes bordering on shopworn cliché, with little else introduced to the equation to justify its existence.

New York Post by Sara Stewart

Yes, it’s gross, and no, it’s not remotely original.

Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele

Joyless and repetitive, Extraterrestrial is like getting cornered by a madman. You keep wondering, why is this movie shouting at me?