Thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. The mysterious
c of a space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that
there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in
contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways.
Soon Washington D.C. psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Kidman) and her
colleague Ben Driscoll (Craig) learn the shocking truth about the
growing extraterrestrial epidemic: it attacks its victims while
they , leaving them physically unchanged but strangely
unfeeling and inhuman. As the infection spreads, more and more
people are altered and it becomes impossible to know who can be
trusted. Now Carol's only hope is to stay awake long enough to
find her young son, who may hold the key to stopping the
devastating invasion.
From .co.uk
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The Invasion deserves a second chance on DVD. This ambitious
sci-fi thriller represents a flawed yet worthy attempt to bring
contemporary vitality to Jack Finney's classic science fiction
novel, previously filmed as Don Siegel's 1956 classic Invasion of
the Body Snatchers, Philip Kaufman's suspenseful 1978 remake, and
Abel Ferrara's highly underrated Body Snatchers from 1994. And
while those earlier films are superior in many respects, The
Invasion is not without strengths of its own, particularly for
those who prefer action and suspense. Unfortunately these
strengths were compromised by the unpredictable misfortunes of
production: Original director Oliver Hirschbiegel (hired on the
strength of Downfall) was eventually replaced by James McTiegue
(V for Vendetta), and the Wachowski Brothers (of Matrix trilogy
fame) added high-octane action sequences to the original
screenplay by David Kajganich. Perhaps the movie had a curse on
it (star Nicole Kidman was almost seriously injured in a
stunt-car mishap during last-minute re-shoots), but it's really
just a matter of disparate ingredients that don't always fit
together, resulting in a slick-looking film that can't decide if
it's a sci-fi mystery, action thriller, or political allegory. It
tries too hard to be all things at once.
Despite this, Kidman rises to the occasion with a solid
performance as Carol, a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist who's
convinced (with the help of costars Daniel Craig and Jeffrey
Wright) that a flu-like virus is spreading throughout the
population, its alien spores turning victims into soulless "pod
people"... only in this case without the pods. The idea is that
you'll be fine if you don't fall a, and especially if you
don't let anyone sneeze or vomit on you. (There's a lot of
vomiting; don't say you weren't warned.) With a cing space
shuttle to deliver the alien threat, cute tyke Jackson Bond as
Carol's threatened son, and a nod to Kaufman's film with a small
role for Veronica Cartwright, The Invasion will surely fare
better on DVD than it did in theaters. If nothing else, it proves
the timeless relevance of Finney's original premise, which
continues to inspire a multitude of variations. --Jeff Shannon
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Synopsis
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This slick sci-fi horror hybrid is the fourth adaptation of Jack
Finney's The Body Snatchers to land on screens. Infused with
modern details like text messaging and 24-hour cable news, The
Invasion updates the classic story for today's tech-centric
world. After the space shuttle Patriot ces unexpectedly,
people across America begin to exhibit strange behaviour.
Psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman, Bewitched) begins to
notice the change in those around her, including her ex-husband,
Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam, Gosford Park), who works at the
CDC. Joined by her friend Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig, Casino
Royale), Carol attempts to unravel the mystery as she rescues her
young son...
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