Low-rent comedy that probably made a better impression on its release in the early 90's alongside a spate of similarly timed Eco-romps that included the creatures themselves to a large extent ("Honey I Shrunk... ", "Ferngully", etc). In 2007 however, it just looks tired, when people such as Tim Burton are capable of handling these things with far more subtlety.
The satire is misjudged here because the wellspring itself is from other movies rather than anything close to real-life. If this is an attack on American values then it adheres strictly to movie convention, because I refuse to believe that EVERY family over there contains the requisite sex-object daughter and pothead son.
This takes aim at small screen morality on a bigger budget, and it's very rare that TV is a microcosm, so almost all of the jabs feel watered down when filtered through an entertainment medium. If you want cockroaches arriving on earth without feeling the need to have a 'social conscience', then check out "Men in Black" - it's far wittier and doesn't find itself resorting to lame 'drag' gags that pad out the story...
The satire is misjudged here because the wellspring itself is from other movies rather than anything close to real-life. If this is an attack on American values then it adheres strictly to movie convention, because I refuse to believe that EVERY family over there contains the requisite sex-object daughter and pothead son.
This takes aim at small screen morality on a bigger budget, and it's very rare that TV is a microcosm, so almost all of the jabs feel watered down when filtered through an entertainment medium. If you want cockroaches arriving on earth without feeling the need to have a 'social conscience', then check out "Men in Black" - it's far wittier and doesn't find itself resorting to lame 'drag' gags that pad out the story...