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Nicole Kidman
Daniel Craig
Jeremy Northam
Jeffrey Wright
Malin Akerman
Veronica Cartwright

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A psychiatrist from Washington discovers an alien epidemic and there may only be one way to stop them.

03/19/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Pretty Solid

Nicole Kidman is usually an ice queen (in a good way) but it's nice to see her here as a vulnerable mother whose sole goal is to save her son. I did like the style of the film--a bit distant and cold but not too much; I found the scenes where the filmmakers would shoot in wide spaces to be both lonely and scary. There were a lot of eerie scenes so I don't know what the critics are complaining about. I did care for the characters and I found their "scientific" explanations about the alien lifeform to be fascinating. I think the problem with remakes or interpretations is that people have the tendency to compare them to the original. I don't do that most of the time because, in my opinion, one has to let a film stand on its own. So, I found myself sitting back and enjoying what this film has...

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3/4 

03/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Not as crappy as people think

Much better than I expected. Nicole Kidman was really effective in this movie both as a loving mother and a scientist/psychiatrist. I thought they did just the right amount of explaining and at the right times. This is what commonly ruins movies like this and is what ruined War of the Worlds, so I was glad they didn't fall into that trap.

At times it was pretty intense and as a triller it was really good. I thought how the aliens took over humans a bit cheesy yet it didn't ruin the movie. But seriously, throwing up on people to infect them is a bit odd. You would think the smart aliens would spread it in a better manner. Like no one would notice people throwing up in their coffee at a press conference. Does their vomit taste like honey??

Even with many of the flaws it had, the dia...

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3/4 

02/12/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Invasion of the constipated looking aliens

I think it was a complete and utter mess (I think I've heard that one before). I had high hopes but then everything went crashing down as soon as the so called aliens started puking all over the place. The infected humans didn’t even look that convincing, they just look constipated. Halfway through the movie I almost fell asleep, and I ended pinching myself just to stay awake. I like Nicole Kidman and all but this movie just did not do it for me. Although it did have a strong beginning, but then as I said everything went down hill from there. Two maybe three days from now I would not even remember watching this crap. Overall those who are planning to see this movie should never ever even try. Take it from me and do yourself a favor, sleeping would be a better choice rather than seeing thi...

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1/4 

09/28/2007 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

My Government is Not My Government

Like the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," this film was made in a climate of fear.

Don't let them see what you think. Don't let them see that you feel. Don't even sweat. They're coming. They're already here.

McCarthyism. Bushism. Alien Possession. They have a lot in common.

The acting is about what you'd expect from the genre.

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2.5/4