I've been going back and forth with myself about whether or not I liked this movie. It is by turns Interesting, tedious, exciting, and boring.
So, Barry is a real piece of work. He's abusive to his wife, and neglectful of his kid. He's a junkie, and one gets the idea that he's about two weeks away from homelessness. After meeting one of his ne'er do well friends at a bar, they go back to the friends place and shoot up.
Then Barry gets abducted by aliens, and an alien possess him, presumably to experience life as a human.
The irony here is that alien Barry is a far better person than human Barry. Unfortunately, they kind of spoil the effect of the irony by having the wife comment at the end about how things were just starting to get better, which rather gives the game away.
Alien Barry has a bunch of misadventures. He does a bunch of drugs, hooks up with several women, and frees a girl from her abductor.
Overall, it's an enjoyable movie that doesn't quite live up to its premise. Worth a watch, but don't expect to be blown away.
So, Barry is a real piece of work. He's abusive to his wife, and neglectful of his kid. He's a junkie, and one gets the idea that he's about two weeks away from homelessness. After meeting one of his ne'er do well friends at a bar, they go back to the friends place and shoot up.
Then Barry gets abducted by aliens, and an alien possess him, presumably to experience life as a human.
The irony here is that alien Barry is a far better person than human Barry. Unfortunately, they kind of spoil the effect of the irony by having the wife comment at the end about how things were just starting to get better, which rather gives the game away.
Alien Barry has a bunch of misadventures. He does a bunch of drugs, hooks up with several women, and frees a girl from her abductor.
Overall, it's an enjoyable movie that doesn't quite live up to its premise. Worth a watch, but don't expect to be blown away.