Strange Invaders

The dated appearance of "Strange Invaders" was what stood out about it the most. It looks like an '80s movie filtered through a nostalgic 1950's lens. It was actually tough to watch because it looked so cheap. That cheap look along with the off-putting performance (if you want to call it that) from leading-man Paul LeMat were enough to make me reach for the remote to press the "Eject" button. But just about the time that I was about to give up there's a tremendous old school practical effect where a man rips off his face to reveal a classic grey alien. Then the always appealingly cute Nancy Allen steps in to become a main character and makes me mostly forget that Paul LeMat is around. I can hardly recall the story but it was quirky and ended up being weird enough to make me leave the Eject button alone. Oh and after what seemed to me to be an exceedingly dark start and middle of the movie the ending was off-the-wall happy. I remember shaking my head trying to understand what I just watched which always makes me feel obligated to rate a movie as "Good".