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The Invasion

The Invasion

2007
Drama
Sci-fi
1h 39m
The Invasion is 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 D.C. psychiatrist Carol Bennell and her colleague Ben Driscoll learn the shocking truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic... (imdb)
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The Invasion

2007
Drama
Sci-fi
1h 39m
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Rated 07 Jun 2021
69
32nd
Oddly this film's paranoid takes on vaccinations and the CDC didn't get it a resurgence after COVID. It's a mixed bag with bad dialogue and Idiot Ball plot scenes weighed against innovative editing and cool world-building. However, the only new slant from previous Pod People pictures is an Equilibrium-esque argument on how purging human emotions will usher in a utopia. Still, marginal recommendation for Nicole Kidman teaching a kid to give her an adrenaline shot to the heart Pulp Fiction style.
Rated 24 Oct 2007
40
8th
all the previous "body snatchers" films have been reflecting the political mood of their period. they have all been the same film, but still carried a different political context. hirschbiegel's film's aim to a political argument is absurdly naive and plain stupid. and I should add that kidman also doesn't work. not with all the irritating botox.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
1
12th
Excerpts from conversations while watching this film: "Why did she do that?" "Why didn't she kill him?" "This makes no sense." "We should've smoked some weed before watching this." "Daniel Craig needs a haircut and an acting coach." "wha" "Why did that happen?" "This is so fucking gay." "Why is every other scene Nicole Kidman hugging her annoying kid? We get it bitch, you love your son. Move on kthx" "You have any excedrin cause this shitty editing is giving me a headache?" "Let's get high" "k"
Rated 06 Dec 2009
49
28th
I feel bad for Oliver Hirshbiegel, who has for the most part turned in taut, atmospherically chilling work. This movie was killed in the editing room, presumably sometime after Hirschbiegel was dumped from the director's chair and replaced by McTeigue in post. The film has several jarring edits and jump-cuts that completely spoil the moods Hirschbiegel worked so hard to create. While this may not have been a great movie if left in his hands, I have to believe it would be better than what we got.
Rated 07 Apr 2012
60
38th
Something happens when you substitute Nicole Kidman for Donald Sutherland, and that thing is not good.
Rated 14 Sep 2010
52
22nd
Terrifying premise wherein an alien "virus" transforms normal, emotional and feeling people into Matt Damon. Horrifying. Watch the 1978 version instead.
Rated 25 Dec 2010
100
89th
Really fun to watch.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
75
47th
It could've been better, much better
Rated 25 Sep 2010
46
14th
Someone puked in the punch bowl.
Rated 23 Sep 2008
79
61st
So serious with Nicole Kidman , she's terrific enough to compare to Joie Foster.
Rated 30 Apr 2013
2
46th
Plot-holey and suspense-free bodysnatchers, another completely pointless remake.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
85
58th
I liked it, but not nearly as much as the other Snatcher flicks. It would have went off better had it not stuck with the neat and tidy ending of the original. The '78 bleak ending was much more powerful.
Rated 29 Apr 2008
43
26th
The main problem is the film just takes you out of it a lot. In the beginning a scientist handles a piece of metal without any gloves seconds after a news broadcast says not to do this. How on earth could the scientist not know this? Later Kidman is running in an urban area being chased by tens of people, jump cut into a large city and no one's following her. These types of flaws just prevent you from getting into the movie. Also the message at the end is so heavy handed it's almost laughable.
Rated 14 Aug 2012
68
15th
It's rare that a film is the embodiment of its own idea, as a ham-fisted but well meaning rumination on human emotions - complete with a "these are our themes" speech - is slowly replaced with a dim-witted action film. The audience might even be napping partway through, mirroring the method of infection depicted on screen, so they'd wake up to a movie that looks like what they started watching, but isn't quite the same. It's like one bad movie has been replaced by another! Clever.
Rated 11 Jun 2013
52
10th
A bit boring, lacked an emotional connection. Lacks suspense and the plot doesn't seem to make that much sense. Pretty bad and forgettable.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
70
54th
Another zombie movie! Gotta love em.
Rated 08 Aug 2008
64
11th
I empathize with Nicole Kidman's character's efforts to stay awake long enough to find her son. I too tried to stay awake, and failed utterly.
Rated 03 Jun 2012
42
17th
Oh, the Belicecs and Bennell (Nicole) are back, so are the friendzoned doc (Craig), to force a connection with the movie from 1978 and even with the recent conflicts in Mideast. Too much. This was meant to fail. They should just stop trying to remake Body Snatchers once and for all.
Rated 31 May 2009
34
47th
Didn't make a big impression on me, but the whole zombie movie cliche thing was through it all.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
5
7th
one of the worst and ridiculous endings of the film history. what a shame after two decent original films. cannot find words to describe how bad the movie is, especially later parts. 5 for only kidman. by the way, very bad editing
Rated 20 Jun 2012
68
28th
Invasion of the body snatchers remake - fun, if unspectacular
Rated 19 Jun 2010
20
23rd
I thought that it started off pretty well. Then it fell completely flat and didn't get any better either. A typical, predictable, sappy movie about Kidman loving a child. She expresses that well through a million textmessages (why??) to him. Many wtf moments. This movie just sucked. Shitty ending too
Rated 13 Jun 2009
72
54th
A nice sci-fi thriller with a bit too much vomiting to suit my taist. The tension is kept up decently and a few scenes, like the copule jumping of a bridge are actually quite powerful. The theme about the humain nature is annoyingly preachy and banal, but passed that the movie is enjoyably creepy.
Rated 26 Oct 2012
70
70th
Surprisingly Nichole Kidman is quite entertaining and also very beautiful in this movie. Daniel Craig is also great. The aliens are all emotionless, dull and rather boring, passing their plague by puking on people. But then they have to sleep for it to set in, like the old invasion of the body snatchers movie. The dogs reacting like they did was stupid. There were holes in the plot, but it is still thought provoking and entertaining. Music was very good and there was plenty of action.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
39
33rd
watchable
Rated 30 Aug 2011
20
5th
A bomb in every sense of the word, and not just becasue it was so obviously butchered in an editing room by the studio- bored-stiff performances, gaping plot-holes, an immensely dumb, lame ending, dull attempts at "action" and more ensure that the Body Snatchers concept will stay buried for a good while longer before it's remade yet again.
Rated 06 Nov 2021
50
21st
Totally ignoring the alien invasion plot trying to get to the bottom of Daniel Craig's haircut. The people spraying shit outta there mouth is really funny. Kidman vs Covid The ending is you need to see this levels of bullshit garbage.
Rated 03 Jul 2013
30
9th
Sloppy. Except Kidman's performance.
Rated 14 Dec 2009
79
20th
Great special effects and fancy acting, but the story lacked . . . something.
Rated 02 Sep 2007
46
31st
I don't know why everyone has such a problem with this movie. It wasn't great, but it wasn't that bad. I guess if you want to see what this movie wanted to be, watch "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
Rated 23 Nov 2011
50
47th
The Invasion is watchable, but that's about as good as it gets. There are great moments, and ones that really get your heart racing, but every now and then, we come to a screeching halt, and it takes a long time to get the momentum that was building up back. It has a good cast and a good premise, but is predictable, doesn't have great enemies, and doesn't use its cast to the best of its ability.
Rated 26 Apr 2022
65
46th
Things in this movie that felt weird to watch now; 1) global pandemic and 2) a Russian diplomat saying how in a world with no crime and violence human beings cease to be humans, because bruuuh. The hints of changes in the news and in how the city started having a different mood were very nicely done and seeing people familiar to you turning into emotionless drones would be very creepy indeed.
Rated 18 Apr 2010
66
42nd
An alright remake of this classic story with an invisible enemy, not really mind blowing but it holds up OK.
Rated 12 Nov 2009
10
26th
A pretentious remake of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers, full of pseudo-deep-psychological moments, wrapped in a pseudo-artistic montage and culminating in a pointless happy ending (much like this review, I suppose).
Rated 11 Aug 2008
45
17th
Some very well crafted tension moments and a great leading performance can't overcome the terible editing and mess of a third act. It's sad because some very interesting ideas are just left raw and wandering around.
Rated 12 Dec 2018
38
4th
By far the worst adaptation of Finney, The Invasion is so lousy that it forces me revaluate Ferrara's version. The story goes that it was butchered in post (i.e. it's atrociously edited) but that doesn't explain the bad acting (including Kidman) or the lack of suspense. The attempts to update the material for late Bush era America are also completely unconvincing, and Craig, a wooden plank on a good day, simply looks lost. Some of the dialogue is laughable and the ending is cheap.
Rated 20 Jun 2016
12
1st
#16#, exp2, rw2, popcorn, story, Nicole.K!/10A5
Rated 16 Jan 2022
34
26th
This is bad.
Rated 27 Feb 2008
67
36th
Starting off at a snail's pace and never reaching its full potential, The Invasion makes use of starring an A-lister in an otherwise dull thriller. Much like I am Legend, but to a lesser extent, the weight of the movie is held on Kidman's shoulders and hers alone. The middle segment is at least entertaining, albeit unfulfilling, the movie lingers around trying to be more intense than it ever could hope to be. It's worth a watch, but don't expect much out of it.
Rated 30 Jan 2008
70
46th
If you are familiar with the other film versions, you should have a good time. This one certainly shares its faults, but it manages to hold interest and keep things tense, while failing to really frighten you like the '78 version did. It has ideas, a fresher look, and a message that more than wants to smack you over the head. Enough is enough there-but the performances are generally good, and if you know what you're getting into, it's not one to bore. It's no classic- merely an easy distraction.
Rated 02 Jan 2022
6
32nd
It's funny to hear the questions that the humans ask when the aliens create a "vaccine". For god's sake don't show the antivaxxers this.
Rated 21 May 2010
25
7th
Inferior remake. Pursues the paranoia theme moderately effectively for a while, but suffers from poor editing and a messy screenplay. The conclusion is not only abrupt but unsatisfying (both inherently and within the logic of the film). Cartwright was also in the 1978 version.
Rated 28 Aug 2007
66
35th
Scary in some places, but for most a placid film, with an easy ending.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
72
32nd
Invasion isn't really a failure. I was reasonably convinced that they had reason to remake it and I thought the pace was much more reminiscent of older sci-horror than today's actionfests. Too bad the editing was not just bad but confusing and it didn't have any charm to call its own. That's right, no pointing at people and making a frightly gasping noise
Rated 18 Aug 2007
10
9th
Pretty much an unmitigated disaster from the word go, Jeffrey Wright appears to be the only actor who memorized his dialogue enough to seem like he was acting, everyone else spouts their dialogue off just fast enough that they don't forget and half to do a second take.
Rated 14 Dec 2021
53
19th
This actually had some cool plot points but the execution was very boring and the ending... why did it need to try to make a critique of human behavior when it had not even tried to investigate this at all during the film
Rated 05 Jan 2008
53
27th
Just a terrible attempt at recreating a classic.
Rated 13 Aug 2008
38
27th
It could've been better.
Rated 17 May 2008
54
45th
eng;
Rated 13 Jun 2008
50
15th
Alien invasion is one of my favourite themes for a movie. But it didn't work well here I think. Stupid science, stupid plot, bad acting (although Nicole Kidman was good for her standards), bad cinematography...
Rated 07 Jun 2009
56
24th
It's like the game "left 4 dead" without the zombies.
Rated 13 Jul 2010
10
6th
yet another remake of "Invasion of the Body snatchers" but with a happy ending. They should have stopped about two remakes ago
Rated 14 Mar 2013
25
17th
Terrible in most every respect. Kidman tries to save this movie, but she's fighting a lost cause for the whole poorly paced runtime. There's a total lack of atmosphere or suspense, & tonally the whole film just feels off. The screenplay is poor, with many scenes feeling unexplored & underdeveloped just adding to general ethos of untapped potential that seeps through the entire movie. Daniel Craig works the gay fringe & turtle neck combo a treat though. Can I add bonus marks for that? Yes I can.
Rated 11 Feb 2008
64
63rd
No, it's not as good as the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But, it is quite enjoyable to watch. I especially appreciate the writers stripping the all-to-familiar storyline from the movie and presenting a totally new Body Snatchers tale. Kidman does a bang-up job as the movie's heroine. Fun movie. I recommend.
Rated 27 Jul 2009
14
1st
Quite possibly the worst-edited film ever made. GARBAGE BULLSHIT.
Rated 22 Oct 2007
60
27th
uurcanla flynnde 14:00 seansi - 21 ekim 07.oyunculuk guzel fakat senaryo pek iyi degil.yonetmenlikte guzel.ama senaryo kotu olunca pek bir etkisi olmuyor.bir zombi filmi & uzayli istilasi filmi olarak guzel ve hos fakat butcesi ve yonetmeninden beklendigi kadar guzel degil...ayrica beklenti de cok fazlaydi.filmin verdigi mesajlarda kayda deger.muzik kullanimi iyi degil, atmosfer pek saglanamamis.alt metin iyi ama olay orgusu pek iyi degil
Rated 25 Oct 2010
20
41st
"The Invasion's lack of thematic coherence points not only to a simplistic view of the world but to the fragmentation one risks when undergoing artistic collaboration within the film industry." - Rob Humanick
Rated 09 May 2008
50
35th
Poor remake.
Rated 25 Jan 2008
55
33rd
Plays out more like a Zombie move rather than an alien one.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
1
0th
What once seemed a foolproof concept -- people suddenly changing into soulless pods -- has now been reduced to yet another exercise in political finger-pointing.
Rated 31 Aug 2008
55
36th
Don't expect much out of it. Has it's moments, but is just another dull suspense/thriller.
Rated 28 Sep 2009
18
18th
If the doctors had a vaccine in the works, why bother to go back and save a couple of uninfected people? Especially if the only side effect of the body snatching is memory loss.
Rated 22 Jul 2008
65
35th
Nicole Kidman bana gore en iyi kadin oyuncu..Cok basit bir filmi bile oyunculuguyla izlenebilir hale getiriyor..
Rated 18 Jan 2009
70
31st
It was OK.
Rated 14 Feb 2008
35
10th
3+ might want to skip this one
Rated 04 Dec 2019
50
5th
One of the worst ideas ever to be shown in cinemas. Absolutely nothing redeeming about this film and that's a shame given the talent involved. It features all the troupes and clichés you could imagine.
Rated 15 Sep 2014
20
5th
the TV version
Rated 15 Jul 2009
55
23rd
Another adaptation of invasion of the bodysnatchers, and a quite dull one at that.
Rated 02 Jan 2012
45
13th
craig's good in this, cool action scenes and editing, but otherwise...easily forgettable. and wtf is up with the happy ending?
Rated 09 May 2020
40
13th
Kesinlikle ruhu olmayan bir yeniden çevrim. Olay bütünü ve akışı ezbere, basit, şeffaf ve yapay. Modern dünyaya entegre edilmeye çalışılan hikaye, tembel bir senaryo ile batıp gitmiş. Hantal karakter yaratımı, zayıf kalan oyuncu performanslarıyla birlikte tam bir hayal kırıklığına yol açıyor.
Rated 26 Dec 2008
24
24th
The story is ok but there's something missing in the performances and the movie itself.
Rated 14 Mar 2009
60
51st
I actually enjoyed this interpretation of the classic concept, they adapted the story well for modern audiences. There was a lot of tension, the movie wasn't scary per say, more creepy and realistic.
Rated 21 Mar 2009
17
15th
"...much of this philosophical questioning is shoved out of the way in favor of more conventional action setpieces and suspense."
Rated 14 Dec 2021
18
9th
shit film. "for better or worse, we're human again"?? omg this was so bad I CAN'T

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