For some strange reason, this movie ranks in the top ten of movies all-time for me. When I was ten years old or so, I considered it the best movie ever. Now, grown up, I see how one could be embarrassed by this movie, but it still has its charm for me. Me feelings tell me to rate this 10/10, my critical intellect awards 4/10; 7/10 is therefore a good compromise.
It is not just my own perception of this movie that is split: the movie itself is split. There are several extremely good ideas, and some working political satire, but it is mixed with Spede's trademark barely-competent-by-accident film making. At the same time, the innocence of the storytelling and film-making is touching, and I'm sure one reason why my inner child loves this movie.
Viu-hah-hah-taja has several threads that mix to create a whole: on the one hand, there are the incompetent aliens who pose as goofy Finns, one the other hand, there is the caricature executive who learns to have fun because the aliens' lost remote control gives him no choice. Mix it with the stereotypical but brilliantly cast absent-minded professor and a few other characters, the soup is ready to cook!