Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Just watched it, loved it, here's why:1.It's got Michael Madsen in a starring role which nowadays doesn't happen anymore. 2.It's got real car chases with real explosions which you don't see in modern movies3.It's got everything you look for in a 90s B-Movie: bad but ambitious script, overacting actors and ed wood style special effects.4.It's got action & sci-fi with extra cheese (they don't make em like that anymore)the perfect 90s nostalgia movie-must watch!

How do you recognize it's director Richard Pepin messing around with the sci-fi genre? You'll be getting a LOT of car chases, crashes & explosions. And it's no different with this Michael Madsen vehicle. Madsen & alien beauty Shelli Lether are on the run for those darn evil military folks and decide to strike back with a vengeance because those same folks have kidnapped Madsen's daughter who happens to possess cosmic forces the likes of which mankind's evolution has yet to see. The sentimental gibberish was a bit too much in this one. The plot is far-fetched, inconsistent and doesn't bother to explain a lot of things. Most things that happen, just happen to keep the action going, throwing all sense of logic out the window by doing so. Nevertheless, I didn't even want my 100 minutes back after (re-)watching this. What I did want, is to have seen Ms. Lether show us that full frontal skin that she did show to Madsen. Grrr. I can't possibly believe a movie this tame (in the gore, violence & nudity department) ever received an R-rating. But in the end we do get to see a spaceship and some crappy CGI aliens. Wow, amazing stuff! No, not really.

THE SENDER is a rather entertaining sci-fi "B" movie that manages to pass the time, albeit its far from being a masterpiece, its a film produced by Richard Pepin and Joseph Merhi who are known for creating films with paper thin plots but have loads of car chases and shootings, however many of their films are pretty entertaining such as RIOT for instance.The plot here as you might expect is also paper thin only this one has a bit of a Sci-Fi spin to it, the acting isn't perfect but Micheal Madsen, R. Lee Emery and Steven Williams were fun to watch, the action scenes consist of car chases and shootings plus it features a spaceship being chased by two gunships.Overall, its an entertaining "B" movie that passes the time but if you're already familiar with the work of Pepin and Merhi you might notice the usual trademarks in this one.

This film is typical of what the Americans seem to like - to their shame. Lots of car chases, a very high body count and leading characters possessing an immunity to machine gun bullets whilst making every shot from their handguns hit its target. Also I believe that automatic pistols do need reloading before firing 100 shots. The plot was OK but there were many loopholes. The only thing making this film worth watching is Shelli Lether who is very easy on the eye. Glamour is one thing that the Yanks do well but how many times have we seen immune heroes like Rambo dodging multiple machine gun fire with no damage! 1/10(for Shelli Lether)