The majority of direct-to-DVD science fiction films usually are not very good. This is usually due to budget restraints and a resulting lack of special and visual effects, which make the film look unrealistic. In some cases, such as with this film, InAlienable, the film does not rely on heavy effects, but tries to give a story full of social and moral issues involving human and alien crossbreeding.

     Guilt-ridden over the accident that took his family's lives, Eric Norris (Richard Hatch) discovers that his body is host to a parasite from another world. This parasite carries his DNA and is able to develop into a full-grown crossbreed of human and unknown alien races. Eric eventually gives birth to the alien creature and the two develop a bond. However, the government will have none of it, and they take Eric and the alien, which Eric has named Benjamin, to a secret lab where government agents want to conduct tests on Benjamin. A video goes viral on the web, thanks to an inside source, and the secret is out. This results in a trial to determine whether the alien should be considered a parasite or a crossbreed of alien and human. Eric and his girlfriend, Amanda Mayfield (Courtney Peldon), and his lawyer (Erick Avari) must try to convince the Supreme Court that Benjamin is part human and should be allowed to live his life with Eric freely.

     As a guy who looks at films for how their story contributes to society and makes a bold statement that should stick with the audience well after the film is over, I give this film a lot of credit. It brings up a lot of issues in its “what if” scenarios that may be an issue one day should an alien race come to earth and breed with humans. We are seeing a bit of the discussion today with the advance medical technologies in cloning and stem cell research. Our court systems are full of cases arguing what is ethical and what is not, and what the benefits of such things may be compared to what damages they may cause, and this film brings those issues to life. The problem is that the story is nothing great and plays off more like a low-budget television court drama.

     As an overall film, I’m probably not going out on a limb when I say that you need to be a special kind of person to really like this film. Honestly, the story is kind of silly, but it does bring up some issues on which one can’t turn his or her back.  But as a film, the production value is nothing special, the acting is pretty bad and the film has no visual effects, although it does rely on make-up effects, limited to just the alien and to Eric as the baby alien is growing inside him. It’s a film that was made for just under 1.5 million dollars, so you can’t go into this one thinking its going to be some great science fiction effects extravaganza.

     Overall, If you one of the rare people who enjoys low budget science fiction films crossbred with television court drama, this one may be right up your alley. It’s not a film that I can see many people enjoying, but I give it credit for the issues it brings to light.

- Horror Bob

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