Rating: PG13
Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 10/12/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD4.0/DDS2.0
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Love means never having to say that you're ugly in the extravagant fantasy film
Enemy Mine. Earthling
Dennis Quaid is Davidge, one of many space warriors engaged in a bloody extraterrestrial battle against the Draconians. Crash-landing on a faraway planet, Davidge is forced into an "up close and personal" with the Drac (
Lou Gossett Jr.), a repellant, reptilian creature. Evidently a bivalve, the Drac gives birth to a baby Drac just before expiring. Now a reluctant foster father, Davidge tries to keep himself and the baby alive while the war continues to rage all around them. The special effects (courtesy
Industrial Light and Magic) are serviceable if not brilliant, and the acting is okay so far as it goes. What socks over
Enemy Mine is
Rolf Zehetbauer's awe-inspiring production design and
Chris Walas' superb makeup work. Though a favorite on home video, the film deserves to be seen on a wide theatre screen.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
