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The Invasion

2007

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond ...

5.2

16,766

Sci-Fi. Mystery. Horror "The Invasion" (remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"There is something about this story that speaks to the experience of life (...) 'The Invasion' connects on a gut level in two ways, political and existential."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"'The Invasion' lurches and drags and teeters on the brink of death from scene to scene; it plays as if it had been made by someone in a trance, though not a cool one."	NEG
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Nicole Kidman's character struggles to stay awake -- as will the audience (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"A slick but forgettable, characterless thriller"	NEG
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"The new film illustrates why and how the power of the original story remains undiminished more than half a century after its creation"	POS

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