8.5/10
No matter who this thing is and in what stage of deformity/reformity(?) it’s in, it’s a beautifully grotesque monstrosity. Rob Bottin’s effects were just as frightening as the concept of it being anybody at any time.
Loved the gritty 80s who-done-it plot with the scifi horror and always Kurt Russell.
Hate the mistakes the characters make in retrospect as the movie evolves. Still, pure fun.
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