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May 10, 2002
Sil
Sil, played by Natasha Henstridge in her first movie role, is one nasty mutha from another planet, sent to Earth in the form of alien DNA so gullible scientists could reproduce her here in human form... or something like that. The point is that like any secret government experiment, something goes wrong and it/she escapes. It's not long before a trail of dead bodies leads the Species search party out to L.A. where all the weirdos in the universe hang out.
For such a B-movie idea, Sil's character is actually developed pretty well, considering she grows not only into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous babe but into a better human-being-in-disguise by improving her interpersonal skills and using abilities like lip-reading from hundreds of feet away and disguising herself with hair color and different clothes. Such actions from an alien are pretty damn resourceful and certainly show off her skill at blending in and surviving underground.
However, her main focus as she's driven by instinct is not to club-hop at the trendiest L.A. bars but to mate. As Sil tries to learn how to survive the Michael-Madsen-led death squad, the desire inside gnaws at her even more. Eventually, she does mate with an unfortunate Alfred Molina (or fortunate, depending how you look at it) and her offspring nearly gets loose. (Speaking of misbegotten offspring, let's just forget Species II ever happened.) But hey, this is Michael Madsen we're talking about! The Alien Blonde versus Mr. Blonde? No contest. Game over.
INTELLIGENCE - 6: Knows how to interact on a very basic level, but with observation, she's able to improve her skills over time.
POWER - 9: Her alien powers give her incredible strength and healing powers, not to mention extremely heightened senses.
VILENESS - 7: Has no moral sense, so kidnapping and murdering people really doesn't bother her at all.
SWAY - 4: Her lack of experience with humans makes it difficult for her to fit into society and influence anyone.
PURITY - 8: Driven to reproduce by a time bomb of a biological clock, she's haunted by not knowing why she exists.
PHYSICAL - 9: In L.A., hiding is easy if you're a tall, blonde hottie; when it's time to fight, she's H.R. Giger's wet dream.
TOTAL: 43
Posted by Destro at May 10, 2002 03:55 PM