Review of My Favorite Martian (1999) by Kim C — 28 Nov 2006

Christopher Lloyd as an Alien is good casting but the writing, cinematography and basically everything else suck the big one.

This review of My Favorite Martian (1999) was written by Kim C on 28 Nov 2006.

My Favorite Martian has generally received mixed reviews.

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