An alien (Chiwetel Ejiofor) crash lands in the New Mexican desert on a mission: he must find maverick scientist Justin Falls (Naomie Harris), the only person on Earth who can help save his planet. Together, the unlikely duo soon learn that it isn’t just his world that needs saving.
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Though one of the unlikelier choices for the requel treatment, a 21st century update of Nicolas Roeg’s cult classic The Man Who Fell To Earth (itself an update of Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel) actually makes a lot of sense. The story of an alien crash-landing on Earth, on a mission to save their dying planet, is an allegory for immigration and the human experience that’s only grown more timely over the years. And it’s this contemporary resonance that…
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