I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I can't help it, but that element of body snatchers just keeps working on me. Even though this film is actually a derivative of the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" movie, it's very enjoyable in its intimacy. Moreover, simple yet effective tricks are used here, especially the interweaving of two images. Simple, but it is just skillfully utilized. (14.07.2014)

A classic of midnight screenings overseas, a virtually unknown film here. As for the "infiltration of an alien race into human society" theme, this is one of the better pieces. The opening half hour would have made even Hitchcock happy. The tension builds up like in a pressure cooker, the initial appearance of the monster (that beautiful alien tentacle!) probably raised the pulse of more than one viewer in its time, the acting is superb for what is essentially a B-movie production. But then the film gradually tilts into an unintentionally fun romp, with lots of death (including animals), lots of shooting towards the end, and aliens melting into jelly-like mass. When the cards are laid on the table and the alien in the husband's body reveals his identity to the protagonist and explains his motives, the tension fades and it's not as interesting. It’s clear here Gene Fowler was more of an assembly worker and not a visionary like Jack Arnold or Don Siegel, so the genre and thematically related Invasion of the Body Snatchers is in a different league. But I still give it a thumbs up and will overrate it a bit, the overall impression is decent even compared to most film productions of the time. (05.02.2018)