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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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Invasion soon resembles a greatest hits reel from Hirschbiegel's original creation, leaving the narrative in a shambles, but, again, still rich with compelling body snatchery goodness.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/16/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

This hodgepodge of thoughtful and action-filled filmmaking qualifies as a minor success. Whether this is due to or in spite of studio meddling, we may never know.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/19/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

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)

This take on The Body Snatchers is surprisingly stylish.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/17/07
Chad Greene
Chad Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

A tightly paced, involving movie that underscores the timeless appeal of Finney's tale.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/19/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

For much of its running time The Invasion is a much better film than had been expected. Too bad the pod people are still running the executive suites.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
08/17/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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

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

neither as awful as the advance buzz suggested nor as gripping as it could have been... at least it has a few authentic shocks and some bright ideas rattling around in the chaos.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
08/17/07
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

the kind of pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you up all night.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
08/17/07
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

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

'The Invasion': Oliver Hirschbiegel's take on Jack Finney's classic story is subtly political, commenting ever so slyly on the apathy and indifference - and the lack of empathy and compassion - that have taken over since 9/11, as well as the sense of enti

Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer | comment Comment
08/25/07
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Passionate Moviegoer

With her line-free mask of a face and unflappable demeanor, Nicole Kidman is an odd standard-bearer for the messy imperfection of the human race; even so, this fourth movie incarnation of Jack Finney's novel is hardly a disaster...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
08/24/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

[It] may not be a patch on the original, but it does have a few things the other versions lack: a nonstop lurching pace propelled by jump cuts and flash-forwards, Nicole Kidman as the hero... and a bitter kind of satiric irony leaking around the edges.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/17/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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The movie's mishaps - the jarring transitions, the awkward edits, the fact that we never know who Daniel Craig is supposed to be - only heighten the sense of dislocation.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
08/16/07
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

Can someone explain to me exactly how a horror flick about a scourge that's making humanity more civilized is supposed to be scary? Not exactly edge of your seat excitement.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
08/19/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

While you're watching it, it feels new and interesting, and as soon as it's over, you kind of feel like you've seen it before. It's creepy and cool and stylish, meaningful, and forgettable.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
08/16/07
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

A sometimes cerebral, serious movie with some pretty preposterous action grafted onto it. It's at best an uneven mix.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/22/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Still effectively creepy and surprisingly unnerving despite the occasional misstep and rumors of a troubled production, the new film illustrates why and how the power of the original story remains undiminished more than half a century after its creation.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/16/07
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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To its credit, The Invasion surprisingly feels cohesive, despite all the different influences.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
08/18/07
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com
 
 
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