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The Invasion (2007)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:7

Rotten:42

Average Rating:2.3/10

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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Smart thriller devolves into standard action fare.

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07/24/08
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Common Sense Media

The rest of the movie didn't matter. From then on all I could think about was how unforgivably stupid that scene was. How could that make it through test screenings? How could a just God allow it to exist?

Full Review Source: Feo Amante | comment Comment
03/01/08
Kelly Parks
Kelly Parks
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The film is likely to find a few friends on DVD, but you don't really need a special feature to see where The Invasion went off the rails. All you have to do is watch the movie.

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02/27/08
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
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02/21/08
Rusty White
Rusty White
Entertainment Insiders

This new Invasion has the distinction of becoming more tedious...as it moves along. (HD DVD and DVD Combo Edition)

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Falls flat, bores, and practically kills any excitement the original story had to offer.

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02/08/08
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
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The casting of [Nicole] Kidman and Daniel Craig as the human resistance front is somewhat puzzling %u2013 they're as emotionally restrained as the snatched hordes swarming the streets.

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02/07/08
Sean Axmaker
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02/06/08
Mark Zimmer
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All Hollywood movies are art by committee, but The Invasion turned out to be art by test audience . . .

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01/31/08
James O'Ehley
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An amusing diversion, but not exactly edge of your seat excitement.

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01/25/08
Kam Williams
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01/23/08
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