Where the first "Species" was a B-movie movie that didn’t want to admit it to itself, this sequel plays out in the opposite direction. It knows that it's smut and it loves it. This sequel is mainly about tits, gore and Natasha Henstridge running in slow motion, tits bobbling up and down a la “Bionic Woman” (nothing wrong with that). The acting is awful (George Dzundza is the biggest stinker here…shame on you). The dialogue is atrocious (my fav: her estrogen level is way up as if she was in heat…urgh) and the plot is filled with holes (one example: Eve isn’t supposed to have men around but every dude in the house enters her “jail”. Even worse than that is once they actually do capture the male alien, they also bring him to her pad!! What???). The movie also has a tendency not to explain itself too clearly, leaving the audience to assume things (Where did that hand out of the wall come from? How did Dennis get in on the hunt? Isn’t he an astronaut?). 

I watched this film with a friend of mine (who happens to be black) and he brought up these interesting points about the movie, which I have to share: Isn’t it funny how Eve (Henstridge) rejects only the brother from all of the men? Or how the brother’s blood winds up being the only poison that kills the alien? Or how he talks big about guns but winds up arming himself with a machete because he wants to go African on their ass (bad line)? Now I’m not sure if these points are valid or if my buddy is overreacting but the bottom line is that he noticed them, so there's something to be said about that. Is this movie racist? Well, racist or not I can firmly say that I’m sick and tired of seeing black people placed in films uniquely as the token comic relief. You know how it goes: all they want is sex, to crack one-liners left and right and not take any situation seriously. Can we start giving black people “regular” parts in genre flicks please?!?

But the flick does have a few gnarly things going for it to help digest the nonsense. First off, there’s the sexual feast that will appeal to any “porno fan”. Every smutty area is covered: threesomes (with two sisters no less), strip joints (fun stuff), attempted rape and my favorite: a motel complex filled with prostitutes. I affectionately called that place “Whore Town”. There’s also the gore. This one doesn’t hold back on the gross outs; the highlight being a dude who blows his head off and then seeing the guy’s noggin reconstruct itself…groovy. And last but certainly not least, there’s Patrick Lazard (Justin) who comes out of this movie a big winner (his key scene with Hume Cromwell is "on" and belongs in a better movie).

Michael Madsen (Preston) coasts through this movie. You really feel like he doesn’t want to be there. It’s a throwaway performance. Great delivery on the one liner in the end though; it had me in stitches. Natasha Henstridge (Eve) is not the star of this movie and doesn’t do much but run in slow motion (Bionic Woman style) or lie down. At least she takes off her clothes in the end. Marg Helgenberger (Laura) is so "off" but the bad script doesn’t help her one bit. And unlike the original "Species", her chemistry with Madsen here is non-existent. I felt embarrassed for her sometimes.

Everybody gets some! Dudes get the countless tit shots and a full nude Henstridge (be patient) and the dudettes get a good looking and fit Justin Lazard showing off his fit upper body (sorry gals, no butt shot…almost though).
   

A scene cut from the flick that could be found on the DVD release: Patrick (Lazard) picking up some chick, going back to her place and finding out that she’s a transvestite…he kills her.