 On his website "Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings", Dave Sindelar gave the film a mixed review, saying, "Though it maintains a light atmosphere, it is very lacking in the basic element of a comedy, and that's good jokes.Nonetheless, it's directed with a certain energy, features some truly memorable aliens courtesy of Paul Blaisdell, juggles its three storylines with ease, and in its own way, it may be THE quintessential aliens vs. teenagers movie".Hans J. Wollstein from AllMovie gave the film a negative review, calling it "claustrophobic at best", and stating that the film "simply isn't funny but is clearly meant to be".