Too bad director John Carpenter doesn't match this tantalizing premise with snappy, thoughtful filmmaking; long stretches of the movie are trite and silly.
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This review of They Live (1988) was written by Jay Carr and published by Boston Globe on 05 Aug 2013.
They Live has generally received positive reviews.
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