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The Invasion

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
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Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in The Invasion (2007)
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As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
78K
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POPULARITY
4,889
314
  • Directors
    • Oliver Hirschbiegel
    • James McTeigue
  • Writers
    • David Kajganich
    • Jack Finney
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Daniel Craig
    • Jeremy Northam
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  • Directors
    • Oliver Hirschbiegel
    • James McTeigue
  • Writers
    • David Kajganich
    • Jack Finney
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Daniel Craig
    • Jeremy Northam
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    • 315User reviews
    • 233Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Carol Bennellas Carol Bennell
    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • Ben Driscollas Ben Driscoll
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Tucker Kaufmanas Tucker Kaufman
    Jackson Bond
    Jackson Bond
    • Oliveras Oliver
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Dr. Stephen Galeanoas Dr. Stephen Galeano
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    • Wendy Lenkas Wendy Lenk
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Dr. Henryk Belicecas Dr. Henryk Belicec
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Ludmilla Belicecas Ludmilla Belicec
    Roger Rees
    Roger Rees
    • Yorishas Yorish
    Eric Benjamin
    • Geneas Gene
    Susan Floyd
    Susan Floyd
    • Pamas Pam
    Stephanie Berry
    • Carlyas Carly
    Alexis Raben
    Alexis Raben
    • Belicec's Aideas Belicec's Aide
    Adam LeFevre
    Adam LeFevre
    • Richard Lenkas Richard Lenk
    Joanna Merlin
    Joanna Merlin
    • Joan Kaufmanas Joan Kaufman
    Field Blauvelt
    • Census Takeras Census Taker
    Rhonda Overby
    Rhonda Overby
    • Dina Twainas Dina Twain
    Reid Sasser
    • NASA Officialas NASA Official
    • Directors
      • Oliver Hirschbiegel
      • James McTeigue(additional director) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • David Kajganich(screenplay by)
      • Jack Finney(based on the novel "The Body Snatchers" by)
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    Storyline

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    While returning to Earth, the space shuttle explodes and the fragments bring an alien virus that recodes the human DNA. In Washington, the psychiatrist Carol Bennell observes the modification of the behavior of one of her clients first, then in her former husband and finally in the population in general. Together with her friend Dr. Ben Driscoll the researcher Dr. Stephen Galeano, they discover that the extraterrestrial epidemic affects human beings while sleeping and that her son Ollie, who had chickenpox when he was a baby, is immune to the disease and may save mankind from the outbreak. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    psychiatristemotionlessnessalien invasionalienalien organism162 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep.
    • Genres
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      While filming at the Chilean Embassy in Washington, D.C., Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig were to drive a white SUV to the entrance, stop the car, and allow valets to park it. Kidman forgot to place the SUV in park, and as she got out, it began to roll down the hill. Craig swooped in from the passenger side and dove at the SUV, hitting the parking brake, and stopping the disaster from proceeding. This happened during heavy rain effects.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 9 mins) When Tucker and his group of friends chase Carol and Oliver down the alley, they clearly show frustration (a form of anger, which is an emotion) once they cannot find the two. Yet, Tucker and his friends have already been infected with the alien virus, to show no emotion.
    • Quotes

      Yorish: I say that civilization is an illusion, a game of pretend. What is real is the fact that we are still animals, driven by primal instincts. As a psychiatrist, you must know this to be true.

      Carol: To be honest, ambassador, when someone starts talking to me about the truth, what I hear is what they're telling me about themselves more than what they're saying about the world.

      Dr. Henryk Belicec: Quite right, well done, doctor.

      Yorish: Perhaps this is true, perhaps being a Russian in this country is a kind of pathology. So what do you think, can you help me? Can you give me a pill? To make me see the world the way you Americans see the world. Can a pill help me understand Iraq, or Dafur, or even New Orleans?

      Dr. Henryk Belicec: Don't be drawn in by his madness, doctor. He is Russian, he needs to argue like he needs to breathe.

      Yorish: All I am saying is that civilization crumbles whenever we need it most. In the right situation, we are all capable of the most terrible crimes. To imagine a world where this was not so, where every crisis did not result in new atrocities, where every newspaper is not full of war and violence. Well, this is to imagine a world where human beings cease to be human.

      Carol: While I'll give you that we still retain some basic animal instincts, you have to admit we're not the same animal we were a few thousand years ago.

      Yorish: True.

      Carol: Read Piaget, Kohlberg or Maslow, Graves, Wilber, and you'll see that we're still evolving. Our consciousness is changing. Five hundred years ago, postmodern feminists didn't exist yet one sits right beside you today. And while that fact may not undo all of the terrible things that have been done in this world, at least it gives me reason to believe that one day, things may be different.

      Yorish: Thank you, doctor.

      Carol: You're welcome, ambassador.

      Dr. Henryk Belicec: Excellent.

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    4/10
    I Kept an Open Mind
    You hafta' go into every movie with an open mind if you're going to give it a fair assessment, right? Well, I did exactly that with "The Invasion". Despite all the heavy and (quite) ugly criticism this movie received, it had a fair cast and it isn't too often that Nicole Kidman is in something completely awful. Let it be known, as well, that I am a big fan of both the original and the 1978 versions of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". It is reasonable to speculate that fans of either of those two films will be disappointed with this latest stab at the "body snatcher" storyline.

    However, I asked myself, is the point to compare this film against its predecessors or should I evaluate this film on its own merits alone? I decided the latter was the right course and with this in mind, I watched "The Invasion".

    The film opens with a very frantic Carol Bennell (played by Nicole Kidman) rummaging through the shelves of a pharmacy. She is searching for sleep suppressants. We are then taken back in a recent past where a space shuttle crash lands into the countryside. The shuttle's wreckage has brought back something with it. From the moment that Bennell's ex-husband (played Jeremy Northam) pricks his fingers on a foreign organism, life becomes a serious drag for the (evidently, terrible) human species. Bennell, who is a psychiatrist, doesn't get it at first when one of her patients (played by Veronica Cartwright who also starred in the 1978 "Invasion of the Body Snatchers) irately claims her husband isn't her husband. But it doesn't take long before Bennell figured out that all is not right in Everytown, USA.

    This film was not awful. This was, by no means, the worst of the "snatchers" make-overs. 1993's "Body Snatchers" is my nominee for that award. There were some moments in this film that worked well such as a brief, but tense scene when Bennell and her son (played by Jackson Bond) are unsure whether the other is... them. I also liked the "attempt" at a different approach to the body snatching "method". All in all, for me what kept me watching was Kidman. No, not just because she's a super-hottie (although it never hurts.) She adeptly became Bennell and breathed life into her character. I actually thought this was one of her better performances.

    This could have been an excellent film, but as is all too often the case these days, character development was not a priority. Beyond Kidman as Bennell, character development was non-existent. How people are being snatched, also, is never adequately, not even remotely, explained. Wherein the other snatcher films, while the victim sleeps their body rotted away and their alien replacement is created within a giant pea-pod, in "The Invasion" the process is never identified. This makes for a very weak ending. Truly, with today's SFX, this could have been an extraordinary "revelation". What was most disappointing was the attempt at social and political commentary. Good grief! I cannot think of a more articulate adjective then just plain...lame.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
    • Filming locations
      • Broadway & 8th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,074,191
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,951,409
      • Aug 19, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,170,558
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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