Having just watched this film on YouTube one is staggered by the negative comments from what one believes to be, those that know their 'bottoms from their elbows'.
On learning of the budget for the making of this production for anyone to criticise in the manner in which they did, one cannot but ponder if they had some either, personal grudge against the production company or, they were ignorant of the actual budget.
For me this regardless of the budget was a decent science fiction film. .
Reading the detractors comments methinks today they are probably fans of Disney's most recent garbage with budgets in the multiple multiple millions of dollars. Having made this for just five grand (British) the mind boggles what they could have done with a budget of millions.
Being a fan of most things sci-fi particularly old sci-fi from the 50's too today, but excluding modern Disney output which for this sci-fi fan is unwatchable, But back to The Drift, given there's no such thing as the 'perfect movie' The Drift no doubt has the odd flaw, however as we suspend our disbelief to enjoy every film we watch, then just grab Ye olde popcorn put the lights out and ENJOY , I did muchly...