The Sender

HORRIBLE, DUMB, AND YET EVEN MORE DUMB
There is a reason that Michael Madsen, an otherwise excellent actor, wears sunglasses in so many scenes of this movie -- he doesn't want anyone to recognize him in this God-awful cliche'-driven, corny, pathetic-acting waste of celluloid. Aaaargh, how awful! I watched it to the end just to see how bad it could possibly be.

The only redemption to the film is the Angel. She is stunning, but unfortunately she was given the most cornball lines that it came across as such camp. The storyline had potential, but the acting was just abysmal by Madsen. And it's not that he's a bad actor, but why does he accept such crap roles!?! He looks bored in every scene, as if he's praying for the scenes to be over so that he can go back to his trailer and drink thoughts and memories of this movie out of his head.

The bad guys were so cliche' that it was painful to watch. They are all in black, and even though they are trained soldiers, during the countless shoot-out scenes...

A nice B movie
For a B movie this one is very enjoyable. It is a car chase movie with a sci fi plot about a young girl that is a Sender. She has the power to move ships through interestelar space. Like Frank Herbert's Dune navigators but more pretty. So, the big bad government guys want her and the aliens protect her. I give the movie three stars for the entertainment value and five stars for the lovely Shelly Lether who plays the alien girl. She is out of this world.

One of my favorite alien films...
I enjoy watching this movie. I woke up at 4AM to tape this movie on Cinemax years ago. I just wish for a reasonably-priced VHS for sale or, even better, a Region 1 DVD release...

This movie may be a little cheesy at times, but I really enjoyed it. The special effects are great and (i believe that) the story is closer to fact, especially concerning the "sender" gene...

I'd recommend you buy this (if you can even find it)!

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