In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Sunday 10 August 2014

Enemy Mine (1985)

EM is the old story of two warring individuals in a hostile environment being forced to set aside taught hate and instead cooperate in order to survive. It relocated the action to an alien world in the late 21st Century, pitting and pairing a xenophobic human with a spiritual, reptilian alien known as a Drac. The result is a classic, inspirational sci-fi adventure filled with heartfelt and thought-provoking moments that almost every sci-fi TV show has attempted to replicate at least once.
The last act feels like it belongs in a different film, but it doesn't detract from the almost perfect execution of the first two thirds.

4 universal truths out of 5

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