I would file this with "They Live" as films where John Carpenter has great ideas that he doesn't seem quite intelligent enough to make work completely.
There are a lot of good, creepy moments in this film. The overall concept itself is good, but the payoff is not satisfying.
One real debit is the female lead, one of the least compelling actresses I've yet seen in a film of this caliber.
The good: Some really imaginative and dreamlike bits of freakiness. That scene on the highway was probably 10 times as scary in a movie theater.
There are a lot of good, creepy moments in this film. The overall concept itself is good, but the payoff is not satisfying.
One real debit is the female lead, one of the least compelling actresses I've yet seen in a film of this caliber.
The good: Some really imaginative and dreamlike bits of freakiness. That scene on the highway was probably 10 times as scary in a movie theater.