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Directed by vet f/x wizards Colin and Greg Strause -- first-time feature helmers who bill themselves as, naturally, the Brothers Strause -- "AVP-R" moves at a reasonably brisk clip, even while marking time between slam-bang horror-action setpieces. Especially effective, and ingeniously creepy, is a maternity-ward sequence that's bound to creep out expectant mothers in the audience. Occasionally, the filmmakers reveal a cheeky willingness to upend genre conventions, particularly when bending the rules regarding who lives and who dies in this sort of pic. But they may be a tad too clever for their own good while springing a sequel setup in the final scene, the meaning of which will be lost on anyone who isn't intimately familiar with arcane aspects of the "Alien" mythos. The actors have little to do here but hit their marks, say their lines and not bump into each other when the script doesn't call for it. Production values are on the level of a better-than-average direct-to-vid production or a Sci Fi Channel telepic, though the editing in a few battle scenes tends to confuse rather than excite. Camera (Deluxe color), Daniel C. Pearl; editor, Dan Zimmerman; music, Brian Tyler; production designer, Andrew Neskoromny; supervising art director, Helen Jarvis; set decorator, Shane "Pero" Viaeu; costume designer, Angus Strathie; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS), Patrick Ramsay; creature effects designed and created by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.; original "Alien" creatures designed by H.R. Giger; assistant director, Lars Winther; casting, Mindy Marin (U.S.), Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter (Canada). Reviewed at AMC Studio 30, Houston, Dec. 25, 2007. MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 94 MIN.


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