The film is superbly paced, imaginatively designed, consistently suspenseful and never attracts an unintentional laugh. [2003 re-release].
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This review of Alien (1979) was written by Philip French and published by Observer (UK) on 15 Jan 2004.
Alien has generally received very positive reviews.
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