The Invasion
Don't Sleep. Don't Go Home. I'll Find You. - Mom
A mysterious epidemic is altering peoples’ behavior. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemic’s origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Based on Jack Finney’s novel, The Body Snatchers.
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A Good Movie! - mountaindog
I like this movie, a remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
I liked the original with Donald Sutherland better, this was a little watered down, but still a good movie.
Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig are great actors in this movie. It's an intrigiung watch, not boring. It's 99 minutes long which is not too long, but very entertaining. I recommend it!Spooky thoughts - mxg123
The space shuttle crashes to earth, and unexpectedly brings down with it something which would be unwanted on earth. A separated psychologist brings her child to her ex, and she then suddenly starts questioning what is happening with many people, after a few encounters with some patients, street people, and an attack by her ex. Eventually lots of people get taken over by an alien virus, and things do get worst for this psychologist before getting better. Good role for Nichole Kidman, and I am not so certain about Daniel Craig.'THE INVASION' better than expected adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel. - CrAiGeR
*** out of ****
THE INVASION is an odd cinematic creature: a forth in the line of movie remakes that cannibalises some of the elements of the previous versions and, in turn, was directed by not one, but a series of filmmakers, one of whom never received official credit. Initial impulses would be the label THE INVASION, as a result of its divergent creative minds and its regurgitated story, as a misguided appropriation of a classic sci-fi novel and series of films. Yet, cohesiveness is not what the film lacks, as it generates a genuine level of interest in its story and is able to forge a rooting interest in its main heroine. As a scary sci-fi parable, it's not in the same league as the 1956 original, nor its 1979 remake, nor its 1993 remake, but THE INVASION still manages some allegorical commentary that reflects our current climate of geo-political uncertainty and confusion. The direction is also fairly tight and tense, and Kidman gives, as described, a thanklessly believable performance. Surely, THE INVASION seems like another unnecessary and redundant remake that has some decided faults. Yet, as a whole, it holds together fairly well and creates a legitimate sensation of dread, which is what a good, passably entertaining thriller should do.
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A Good Movie! - mountaindog
I like this movie, a remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
I liked the original with Donald Sutherland better, this was a little watered down, but still a good movie.
Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig are great actors in this movie. It's an intrigiung ...Spooky thoughts - mxg123
The space shuttle crashes to earth, and unexpectedly brings down with it something which would be unwanted on earth. A separated psychologist brings her child to her ex, and she then suddenly starts questioning what is happening with many people, after a few ...'THE INVASION' better than expected adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel. - CrAiGeR
*** out of ****
THE INVASION is an odd cinematic creature: a forth in the line of movie remakes that cannibalises some of the elements of the previous versions and, in turn, was directed by not one, but a series of filmmakers, one of whom never received ...