The Invasion
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 17, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
18
Negative:
6
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38
PremiereGlenn Kenny
Noisome, fragmented mess of a movie, the fourth film based on Jack Finney's novel "The Body Snatchers" and the worst of them all. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Obliterating the original structure and intent of "Body Snatchers" is cinema-lit blasphemy. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Is there a Razzie Award for worst casting? If so, it’s one of several that can be reserved early for this fourth, spectacularly lousy screen version of Jack Finney’s 1954 novella "The Body Snatchers," which some bright light envisioned as the ideal starring vehicle for the Cold Mountain herself, Nicole Kidman, and for Daniel Craig, last seen as the most poker-faced James Bond on record. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
The only mildly interesting bit of casting comes from bringing Cartwright back (as one of Bennell’s patients). Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
In the fourth and by far the worst screen version of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers," Nicole Kidman's character struggles to stay awake - as will the audience. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's the pod people's version of a great, contemporaneously resonant cinematic fable, created by apparent committee, and utterly devoid of both meaning and feeling. The tagline warns: "Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep." Yawn. Read full review
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