Review of The Invasion

The Invasion (I) (2007)
1/10
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28 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Kevin McCarthy must be turning in his grave at this dreadful remash of the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). There should be a law that says if you can't make a better film than the original, then DON'T!

Do studio executives sit around a table and say 'it won't be anywhere near as good as the original but we need to waste some money for tax purposes!'. That's the only reason I can think of for producing this dreadful mess of a film.

The three protagonists are made up of Ms Perfect (Nicole Kidman), her son Master Perfect (Jackson Bond) and her Perfect best friend/would be lover (Daniel Craig). All are too good to be true characters. Everything about them is unrealistically perfect.

Unfortunately, like most modern films of this genre, Kidman and the boy are part of a standard dysfunctional family. What that adds to the plot is still a mystery. It just seems to be a fashion in film making these days.

Finally, why does Kidman feel she has to wander about the house in see-through pyjamas in full sight of the young boy? Why does she also feel it necessary to get changed every five minutes? Is it just to show off her undies? She never seems to run out of tight jumpers to show off her boob job? These things are not essential to the plot, but they maybe essential to her ego!
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