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The Invasion (2007)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:30

Rotten:124

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: The Invasion is slickly made, but it lacks psychological insight and thrills.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for violence, disturbing images and terror.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:12-10-2007

Synopsis: Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") and Daniel Craig ("Casino Royale") star in the science fiction action thriller "The Invasion," a nightmarish journey into a world where the only way... Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") and Daniel Craig ("Casino Royale") star in the science fiction action thriller "The Invasion," a nightmarish journey into a world where the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. Soon Washington, DC psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman) and her friend, Dr. Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig), learn the shocking truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic: it attacks its victims while they sleep, leaving them physically unchanged but strangely unfeeling and inhuman. As the infection spreads, more and more people are altered and it becomes impossible to know who can be trusted. Now Carol's only hope is to stay awake long enough to find her young son, who may hold the key to stopping the devastating invasion. "The Invasion" also stars Jeremy Northam ("The Tudors," "Gosford Park") and Jeffrey Wright ("Casino Royale," "Angels in America"). The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall") from a screenplay by David Kajganich, based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. Joel Silver (the "Matrix" trilogy) produced the film, with Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Susan Downey, Steve Richards, Ronald G. Smith and Bruce Berman executive producing. The behind-the-scenes creative team was lead by director of photography Rainer Klausmann, production designer Jack Fisk, editors Joel Negron and Hans Funck, costume designer Jacqueline West and composer John Ottman. "The Invasion" is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production, in association with Vertigo Entertainment. "The Invasion" has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "violence, disturbing images and terror." --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond, Roger Rees, Jeffrey Wright, Susan Floyd, John M. Jackson, Josef Sommer, Robert Stanton, Celia Weston, Jeff Wincott

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Screenwriter: Dave Kajganich
Producer: Joel Silver
Composer: John Ottman
Studio: Warner Bros.

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The incredibly erratic structure - undoubtedly a result of the notorious reshoots - ultimately dulls the impact of the movie's overtly effective attributes...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
04/10/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Treat yourself to the Donald Sutherland version, plus, his perm is more frightening than anything that happens in Invasion.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

Somewhere in The Invasion is a good movie scratching to get out.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

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Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/08/08
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

The Invasion saps all the spirit out of what once was a classic alien saga.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
01/30/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

The Invasion moves in too many conventional directions, its unwillingness to take chances proving its ultimate downfall.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
01/17/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Reflete a impassividade de seus vilőes, já que desenvolve sua narrativa potencialmente tensa de maneira insossa e pouco envolvente.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
01/16/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
N/R

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

The film as a whole is a failure, but additionally, it's also a mess of unedited or badly edited scenes.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
11/08/07
Janos Gereben
Janos Gereben
Entertainment Insiders

Depressing proof of how Hollywood movies have just grown worse since the 1970's . . .

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
11/05/07
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

The Invasion is filled with lapses in logic. Most sense probably was cut during the many re-edits, but there is evidence Dave Kajganich's script had little sense to begin with.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
11/01/07
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

This current update is a competent, sufficiently creepy version with an A-list cast that dwarfs its B-movie predecessors by comparison.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
10/22/07
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Un film de acción y suspenso moderadamente entretenido, en el que el terror va invadiendo lo cotidiano. Hay algunas connotaciones políticas algo cuestionables, pero no da para tomárselas demasiado en serio.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
10/21/07
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

i diahroniki aksia toy eksogiini eisboli synepagetai pagkosmia eirini, ependyetai me epideiksimania sti fotografia kai to montaz, stin prospatheia na kalyfthei ena senario poy otan ftanei sto zoymi, mporei na leitoyrgisei mono an sta symptomata toy ioy ei

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/14/07
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The Invasion, although it does some things awfully well, assumes that you are an idiot.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Yawn.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
09/01/07
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

This body-snatching premise is...not its usual self.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
08/29/07
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

I suppose every generation deserves its own sociopolitical take on Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers, though The Invasion does neither the audience nor the source material any favors.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
08/29/07
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

The Invasion is Nicole Kidman's latest unsuccessful summer attempt to prove she's a versatile actress.

Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week | comment Comment
08/29/07
Mike Sage
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week

Unfortunately, the movie is as bland and emotionless as the humans whose DNA has been transformed.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
08/28/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
 
 
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