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The Invasion (2007)
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
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Overview
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.
Rated PG-13 | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Nicole Kidman | Daniel Craig | Jeremy Northam | Jeffrey Wright | Jackson Bond | Veronica Cartwright | Josef Sommer | Celia Weston | Malin Åkerman | Roger Rees | Eric Benjamin | Susan Floyd | Stephanie Berry | Alexis Raben | Adam LeFevre | Joanna Merlin | Michael Stone Forrest | Cloie Wyatt Taylor | Rhonda Overby | Ava Lenet | Brandon Price | Mia Arnice Chambers | Jeremiah Hake | Becky Woodley | Jeff Wincott | Wes Johnson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/2023 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
First time watch! Not sure how I missed this back in 2007 when I saw everything like this at the theater unless it was only one week and I was on vacation or something. Only grossed $15million so maybe it didn’t get a second week? That’s terrible on $80m budget (not sure where that $80m went bc this doesn’t look it). There’s gotta be a story around this; two A-list actors in Kidman and Craig, coming off Casino Royale no less, in a sci-fi thriller should be money in the bank. What happened?
Well I didn’t see it then so something went wrong. And it’s a solid thriller, too. Very fascinating to view after the coronavirus pandemic along with the conspiracy theorists. As a remake it holds up but it’s not better than the original or the ‘78 film. The action thriller third act loses me a bit but I like all the mystery and tension that builds until that act. Nicole is great and looks incredible but she’s not all that convincing trying to act like a pod person plus she’d look way more haggard having not slept. Instead she looks fucking amazing thru the entire runtime. Also that pajama outfit in the opening scene *wow*
The NOES house is an amusing in-joke. At first I didn’t understand why but the whole “don’t fall asleep” thing made it stick. Probably the main negative is how this movie ends compared to the original and ‘78 film.
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