interesting as a time capsule of a rather conservative brand of '80s excess, and as a gender-switched companion piece to Earth Girls Are Easy. But on its own merits, it is what it is: a committee-written, dumb-assed mess, less amusing than alienating

A failed attempt to mix many of the film genres associated with the 'alien' idea into a sprightly romp.

The film offers several entertaining sequences, but Splash it ain't, for while that film took a similar scenario and beautifully conveyed romantic notions of innocence, this is marred by cruel and juvenile gags.

...an exceedingly hit-and-miss comedy that fares best in its affable and easygoing opening stretch...