20140623: Review--Codependent Lesbian Space Alien

Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same

1. Fundamentals, reception.
1. American live action feature length film, 2011, unrated, 76 minutes.  Comedy.  Fail.
2. IMDB: 5.9/10.0 from 158 audience ratings.
3. Rotten Tomatoes: 89% on the meter; 62% liked it from 491 audience ratings.
4. Netflix: 2.2/5.0 from 1,369 audience ratings.
5. Written, directed, produced by: Madeleine Olnek.
6. Starring: Lisa Haas as Jane, Susan Zeigler as Zoinx, Dennis Davis as Senior Agent, Alex Karpovsky as Rookie Agent, Jackie Monahan as Zylar, Cynthia Kaplan as Barr.


2. Setup and Plot
1. Inhabitants of an alien planet decide that their ozone depletion can only be solved by one or two of their race having their hearts broken.  Zoinx and Zylar are dispatched to Earth to have their hearts broken.  Zoinx meets Jane and eventually gets to know her somewhat.


2. Two men-in-black types observe this process, and attempt to blur the memories of any sightings.  It seems, though, that no intervention is needed; nobody notices anything in this film.


3. Jokes are made about new foods: alcoholic beverages, coffee, desserts.  Jokes are made about culture clashes.  All jokes failed.


4. The aliens go home by means that challenge the lower bounds of all SFX.  This was one of the worst SFX films ever made.  In the right hands, that might have been funny.


3. Conclusions
1. One line summary: Seventy-six minutes of not funny.
2. One star of five.


4. Scores
1. Cinematography: 2/10 Greyscale, so-so in quality.  The quality dropped off when the camera work switched to shaky cam.


2. Sound: 2/10 Irritating electronic music.  Irritating alien voices.  Irritating background rap music.


3. Acting: 0/10


4. Screenplay: 0/10 Nothing comedic, nothing engaging, nothing informative, nothing touching.