We Are Not Alone

At first glance, it would be easy to give We Are Not Alone a pass. How many movies about aliens coming to earth do we need, after all? Having watched this, my answer is: well, at least one more.

Created & written by Ben Willbond & Lawrence Rickard (Six Idiots, Ghosts, Horrible Histories) We Are Not Alone was a welcome find following repeat viewings of Ghosts. The pair come together to create a sci-fi comedy that is a pleasure to watch.

After their planet, Gu'un, becomes uninhabitable, newly named Trater, Gor-DAN & Greggs arrive in the UK, determined to move the capital from London to the 'centre of the landmass' which they have determined is... Clitheroe.

With a complete lack of understanding of how things on earth work or why (& the inability of newly bought, but not particularly motivated pal/government contractor Stewart to be able to explain-he doesn't know either) shenanigans ensue as the group try to gain their footing in a world that is largely hostile to their presence.

Simply put, what you have in We Are Not Alone is a fun, easy watch. As I understand it, while this is a standalone project, it's also intended to serve as a potential pilot for a future series, which I believe would be a great way to go. There are enough questions & loose ends as to how the newly formed 'Section 78' will function in the long term that I believe it would be well worth developing it further.

The political satire element is enjoyable to watch, especially under the current circumstances. No, it's not heavy hitting, nor is it intended to be. What it is, is easy, fun and pleasure to watch. There are certainly dynamics between earthlings & Gu'uns to explore in future episodes should the writers/creators choose to go that route. I certainly hope they will.

If you enjoy British comedy, We Are Not Alone is definitely worth your time. I don't like hardcore sci-fi (at all) and this has a great balance & perfect humour for someone like me.

When I started watching this I thought I had somehow accidentally turned over to a children's channel.

It reminded me of adolescent shows such as 'My Parents Are Aliens' but on a larger scale. The 'humour' was just a little more advanced in We Are Not Alone, although just as hackneyed.

The production seems to have been done on the cheap, which really doesn't help sell the story.

Overall it was disappointing and a shame that a bit more effort wasn't devoted to making We Are Not Alone a bit tighter and engaging.

I'd say this is something of a missed opportunity because British comedy hasn't had much to offer in recent years.

From the trailers I didn't think this would be very good, as it looked a bit forced, but I thought I would give it a go. I am so glad I did as I ended up really enjoying it. The pacing is good, the story keeps you interested and you really do care about what happens to the characters. It's not laugh out loud comedy all the time but the house party scene could become a classic.

It's not for everyone as my wife didn't finish watching it, but if you like Sean of the Dead or Red Dwarf then definitely check this one out. Hopefully it will be the start of a series as it certainly leaves the door open for that.

I really enjoyed this. It was good, silly fun that wasn't in any way taxing, much in the same way as Red Dwarf, or something of the like.

I think it's a shame this wasn't a series though. Because the characters, the aliens really, and their inability to grasp humans and Earth carried the film more than the actual story. And, if it had been a series they could have expanded upon that.

Nontheless, this made me smile. It's not trying to be anything more than what it is. It's not witty, or clever, so the at times juvenile comedy is not out place because it sprt of gits in with the naivety of the characters.

I'd recommend it.

I almost didn't watch this after seeing some low reviews but decided to give it 10 minutes then enjoyed watching the whole thing- it's fun, it's light but with a constant threat of being vaporised, most of all it has a huge range of audience. Young teens and adults will delight at different jokes.

A round of applause goes to the four leading roles, Vicky Mike and Joe are the perfect rag tag trio of alien overlords we all hope for - they've come up North to look for a working class liaison after having quite enough of 'experts' in LON-Don lol!

The star Declan plays his role so well I couldn't commend to four leading characters performance any higher.

The lows for me were only really the rebel/resistance element- I just stopped paying as much attention during those scenes- I wish also the last 20 minutes were better - it has quite an underwhelming ending and felt rushed in places. Some jokes deserved more attention- some deserved less but overall Im sad it's over a one off as I could have happily watched these characters go on all sorts of adventures together.

A solid 9 as just an easy fun watch, low budget British comedy with a sci fi twist - thank you for making it - fingers crossed for more like this please!