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Joe Leydon, Variety: Bound to vanish as quickly as a fleetingly glimpsed UFO after a few close encounters with paying viewers. Read more
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Close encounters of the mediocre kind. Read more
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: As the found-footage horror genre reaches the please-lose-it-again point, "Alien Abduction" arrives to remind us how tedious the camping trip set-up has become as well. Read more
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: As on the nose as its title, Matty Beckerman's "Alien Abduction" repackages ancient legend for modern audiences in a found-footage story of streamlined efficiency. Read more
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: Credit this spirited, uncommonly effective found-footage thriller for breaking the templates promised by its genre and title. Read more