there's too little narrative cohesion or persuasive subtext to make this much more than a low-budget folly that's outre without always being terribly interesting
the movie regularly hints at shrewd ideas lurking beneath its flamboyant surface. It doesn't land all of them, but Mitchell and co-screenwriter Phillips Goslett deserve credit for trying to make such an absurd high concept work as well as it does
as with most sci-fi, this film deals with contemporary issues: namely, don't treat your planet badly and learn to live harmoniously. Yet there is little sci-fi here, probably due to budget limitations
