Actors: Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Steve
James, Leonard Jackson, Bill Cobbs, Maggie Renzi,
Fisher Stevens, Dee Dee Bridgewater, David
Strathairn
Rating: 5 out of 10, The latest in my
journey through 100 bad sci fi films was actually pretty good. I’d heard of it
but never sat through it until mandated by this current effort. Joe Morton is
awesome as an escaped slave alien who crashes into NYC harbor in the early
1980s. He looks like an African-American except for the whole three toed claws
he sports. While mute he also possesses a lot of hidden talent. He finds his
way to Harlem and has some really funny moments melding into the local scene.
Sayles takes aim at a lot of social issues including immigration and drugs.
This movie belongs to Morton who conveys so much without saying a word. The first
movie in this bunch that I actually enjoyed.
MVP: Joe Morton as the title character
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