problem # 1 represent the chief problem with this film be it ridiculous screenplay . the film can not decide if it want to be a mindless action flick or a character drive sci fi drama . so what you get be an alien invasion story where all the lead get infect by the alien but be somehow save by their friend while score of infect extra get mow down by machine gun fire . if a lead character be infect and their buddy come up with all sort of way to peel the alien critter off and but if farmer joe come run at them with a lug wrench and no one hesitate to pump him full of hole . problem # 2 represent richard belzer be in this movie and he be give not a single funny line . spoiler represent when his character ice himself and i felt like it be richard belzer way of say and this flick stink and i be outta here . problem # 3 represent the final and cliché helicopter action sequence . it seem like it they film it for another movie or something and just tag it onto the end of this one .