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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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Connects on a gut level in two ways, political and existential. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
There's no question The Invasion works in a mechanical, by-the-numbers manner. But it's what the movie leaves you with -- absolutely nothing -- that is the scariest thing about it. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
An involving sci-fi action-thriller, probably longer on chase sequences than the original director wanted and shorter on the "ick" factor than the studio wanted. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Still effectively creepy and surprisingly unnerving despite the occasional misstep and rumors of a troubled production, the new film illustrates why and how the power of the original story remains undiminished more than half a century after its creation. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The third remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) may not be a patch on the original, but it does have a few things the other versions lack. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The movie isn't terrible; it's just low-rent and reductive. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Mostly about delivering thrills, and chills, and this it does with moderate success and a bunch of fast, no-nonsense edits. Read full review
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