Alien at the Movies

The lives of an undercover drug enforcement agent (Arnie Hammer), a tenured professor (Gary Oldman), & a soccer student’s mom (Evangeline Lily) come under great stress in this suspenseful drug trafficking tale. See how their stories intertwine & involve Armenians, Canadians, big pharma, a university, & a trail of dead bodies. Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, & Lily-Rose Depp are among the supporting cast. Besides the obvious drug use dilemma, the film also points out issues with the large pharmaceutical companies as well as the university tenure & funding systems. Caught between a rock & a hard place, these three people struggle with doing the right thing.

Alien gives it 3½ “the next miracle drug” stars out of 4.