The Alpha Test

'Daryl Hannah' stars in a sci-fi movie made by legendary director Tommy Wissau and remastered so it looks and sounds like it was made in 1977!

When you add the running gag about how to open beer bottles, you have a movie masterpiece worthy of Smithsonian protection.

Or... this is just awful and I was high when I watched it!

When I watched this, it had a score of 3.2 stars. Honestly, it's worth more than that.

The acting is not exactly great, although it does seem to get better as it goes through the film. The production values are pretty good (sound, score, camera work etc.. are all good) and any limitations do not get in the way of the story, but does show what can be achieved with a limited budget. The story is a bit predictable, but does have a couple of nice subtle twists.

Overall impression is that I do not regret watching it, but I doubt I would watch it again on my own volition.

Wow. Just awful wow. Not believable in a single aspect. They have tech to make these androids but they make it look as horrifyingly uncanny valley as possible and give it the voice of a computer from 1985.

And the people act like they've never seen an android, as if they just popped out of nowhere.

Then there's the dialogue and characters.... yeesh.

Yes it's cheap, yes some of the acting is awful, but you need to enjoy it for what it is which is a cool little sci-fi flick.. I actually enjoyed it.. the robot was creepy and the film in general was entertaining.. those who can't look past bad acting and low budget should avoid.. myself found it good for a low budget sci-fi film..

And NO I don't work on the production team before anyone starts! 🙄

If you ever wondered what an episode of Black Mirror directed by Tommy Wiseau would look like, watch this film for a laugh.