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Anderson Martin,
Gregory J. Barnett,
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Olivier Hirschbiegel,
Olivier Hirschbiegel
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: Warner Home Video
: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction , Suspense/Thriller, Aliens, Killer Critters
: 99 min.
: English, Spanish, French
: English, Spanish, French
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A mysterious, mind-altering epidemic has infected humankind, and when a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist discovers that the outbreak seems to be extraterrestrial in origin, she struggles to save her son from infection in this sci-fi thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, and directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Das Experiment). The space shuttle has crashed, and investigators assigned to explore the wreckage have found something unimaginable in the debris -- something from the deepest reaches of outer space. Everyone who comes into contact with it soon begins to transform in ways that can't be explained by modern science. While their physical appearance remains completely unaltered, their emotions seem to be drained and their actions become strangely inhuman. The only people who know the truth about this extraterrestrial epidemic are Washington, D.C. psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Kidman) and her longtime friend Dr. Ben Driscoll (Craig). It seems that the alien virus attacks people in their sleep, and by the time they awaken, the transformation has already taken place. The contagion is spreading rapidly, and as more people fall victim to its eerie effects by the hour, it becomes impossible to differentiate the infected from those who can still be trusted. When Carol realizes that her young son may hold the only hope for saving the human race, she struggles to remain awake long enough to find the boy and prevent planet Earth from becoming host to a terrifying new breed of extraterrestrials. Based on the book The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, The Invasion was written by David Kajganich and co-stars Jeffrey Wright and Jeremy Northam. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
January 21, 2008 - 1:43 PM PST
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Don't believe those reviewers who claim that you can't tell the difference between a pre- and a post-body-snatched Nicole Kidman. She's perfectly acceptable as a shrink who starts worrying, first, about her patients, friends and family, and then begins to wonder about the whole human race. It's Daniel Craig who is utterly wasted here (though he looks damn fine!).
Since the movie, originally directed by Olivier Hirschbiegel of "Downfall," is rumored to have been tampered with by the Wachowskis and who knows who else, I would not hazard a guess as to the parties responsible for its pedestrian, hasn't-quite-jelled quality. But come on, people: the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" story is very nearly foolproof. So this, the least of the four features based on it, still manages some fun and friskiness, as silly as it does finally become. And any movie that offers up a sure-fire plan for peace in Iraq deserves at least one-and-a-half cheers. |
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