Despite some indifferent dubbing, the movie begins quite well as a re-imagining of Carpenter's The Thing. The practical effects are fun and suitably icky. The Alien face hugger twist later in the film is effective and a nice nod to that earlier movie.
The problem is that in the final third of the film all the characters start behaving like total idiots, even more so than characters in other films like this. It really takes you out of the story and makes you stop caring what happens to them. Also, there are more flaws in the logic established by the film, such as the mutant flies scene. Why don't all the people stung by these flies become carriers of more mutants like the first guy who got stung?
A near miss that could have been terrific with a better final act.
The problem is that in the final third of the film all the characters start behaving like total idiots, even more so than characters in other films like this. It really takes you out of the story and makes you stop caring what happens to them. Also, there are more flaws in the logic established by the film, such as the mutant flies scene. Why don't all the people stung by these flies become carriers of more mutants like the first guy who got stung?
A near miss that could have been terrific with a better final act.