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Considering its chequered history, it's a wonder that Impostor has made it to cinemas at all. Originally envisioned as part of the ill-fated Alien Love Triangle triptych, the Movie Powers That Be deemed it good enough to expand from short to feature. The fools.
Essentially an episode of The Outer Limits stretched beyond its natural length, Impostor introduces us to a futuristic Earth where humans are at war with Alpha Centauri's unseen aliens. We join the inter-species fracas as respected engineer Spencer Olham (Gary Sinise) is about to demonstrate his new superweapon to the world's leaders. About to, for he's promptly accused of being an alien android and has to make a run for it, determined to prove his innocence - and his human status - before preening Agent Hathaway (a charismatic Vincent D'Onofrio) can catch him.
Never quite managing to shed its short film roots, Impostor feels like an extended TV movie. Best viewed as sci-fi guff to (barely) pass the time while waiting for Minority Report.
