There must've been a time, pre-District 9, when movies about aliens being accepted and integrated into day-to-day human life sounded innovative. A time when you could tell such stories, devoid of any sociopolitical connotation, and still get away with it. But not anymore. Because a movie like Alien Nation, without much indication what makes injecting aliens into a story context different from any other LA-set 80's buddy cop movie, ends up becoming just that: another LA-set 80's buddy cop movie. The filmmakers realize that, because they even try to rip off the Blade Runner strip-bar scene. With ludicrous results.
PS: Okay, maybe the movie was a loser even for its own time. I swear I didn't read Ebert's review before writing this. Check it out.
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