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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: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, disturbing images and terror.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Aug 17, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $15,049,248

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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Shoddy and soulless

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The aliens make it so plainly obvious to their intentions that it'd be ridiculous not to notice what was happening with their landing on Earth...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
10/06/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Taken as a more popcorn-y sci-fi flick with a cool look, a tense, creepy feel, and uncommonly handsome leads giving above-average-for-the-genre performances, however, The Invasion is perfectly entertaining.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/27/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

There are worse ways to spend an hour and a half than staring mindlessly at a movie's impossibly beautiful cast, but there are plenty of better ones as well.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
07/31/08
Sean Gandert
Sean Gandert
Paste Magazine

The Invasion is the fourth and most recent big screen adaptation of Jack Finney's 1955 science fiction novel The Body Snatchers, and hopefully it will be the last.

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
07/22/08
Adam Tobias
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times

Fails to live up to its own aspirations, undermined by misguided attempts to enliven the action with car wrecks and explosions.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/14/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
N/R

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
06/30/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

This has to be the lamest alien invasion movie since the killer tomatoes attacked.

Full Review Source: Beyond Hollywood | comment Comment
04/19/08
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
Beyond Hollywood

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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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
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