Vincent Canby: Movie Review: The Hidden (1987). In: The New York Times. 30. Oktober 1987, abgerufen am 31. März 2008 (englisch): „It stars Michael Nouri („Flashdance“), as a tough Los Angeles detective who must say at one point, „I don't believe this,“ and Kyle MacLachlan („Dune“, „Blue Velvet“), as a human-looking alien from outer space, […] who has a hangover after drinking too much beer, chews the Alka-Seltzer tablet. Maybe you have to see it to get the full import. On second thought, maybe not.“
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Brian Webster: The Hidden. In: apolloguide.com. Apollo Movie Guide, archiviert vom Original; abgerufen am 27. September 2017 (englisch): „The acting is barely passable […] and much of the script is predictable, silly or both. The Hidden is uninspired but still reasonably good fun for action movie and sci-fi fans.“
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Roger Ebert: The Hidden. rogerebert.suntimes.com, 30. Oktober 1987, abgerufen am 31. März 2008 (englisch): „[…] makes a surprisingly effective film out of it, a sleeper that talks like a thriller and walks like a thriller, but has more brains than the average thriller. […] original and efficient […]“
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Brian Webster: The Hidden. In: apolloguide.com. Apollo Movie Guide, archiviert vom Original; abgerufen am 27. September 2017 (englisch): „The acting is barely passable […] and much of the script is predictable, silly or both. The Hidden is uninspired but still reasonably good fun for action movie and sci-fi fans.“
