There is no suspense, no thrills and no disturbance it just comes of as bizzare a mess of a film as the happening from shyamalan which this film looks like it wants to rival the acting is subpar, Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman have no chemistry and act as if they would rather be anywhere else but on screen togeather and the plot twists are so confusing it comes off as pointless it fails to match any of the brilliance that made the original 70s and 50s films suspenseful and comes of into being more confusing like the happening rather than a good apocalypse zombie movie it fails on every regard in that category and as a result you find more interest and relaxation in explosive action movies than this mess 1/10

Forget Alien, Friday the 13th, or even The Shining: The Body Snatchers and both its 1956 and 1978 adaptations are among the most chilling stories ever told. There are no big spaceships nor any Lovecraftian horrors to fend off; in The Body Snatchers, the enemy is silent, almost invisible, but very much present and deadly. What happened to your loved ones after they took in those weird seeds everyone is finding across the county? Why are they acting different, as if they were robots? Why do they want me to sleep? Few horror movies could deliver the pure sense of paranoia the first two movies achieved, with 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers being exceptional for its time. Then came 1993's Body Snatchers. Even though it flopped, this adaptation holds a special place in my heart. I still remember watching it back in the mid-90s, and I'm sure this movie, alongside dozens from the 80s and the 90s, is responsible for forging my preference for horror flicks. Nostalgia aside, not even Roger Ebert's praise could save it. It remains an overlooked horror gem that was unable to reach the level of success of its predecessors. Jack Finney's fourth adaptation, The Invasion, premiered in 2007, achieving a $40.2 million box office (against an $80 million budget). Neither Nicole Kidman nor Daniel Craig was able to rescue it from the critical onslaught that ensued, with only 20% of positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. What happened then? The Invasion has a couple of problems, the first one probably accounting for all subsequent failures. Unhappy with Oliver Hirschbiegel's original cut, the studio hired the Wachowskis and James McTeigue to tweak parts of the movie, and after some rewriting and reshooting here and there, we might have ended up with something that fails to be either a horror piece or a sci-fi/action movie. It has no horror elements in it, the pod people are downright silly, and the action scenes give this movie an existential crisis: It simply doesn't know what it wants to be. It begs us to know what exactly Oliver Hirschbiegel’s original cut was. Contrary to previous installments, the 2007 reimagining also has the most superficial political message. In Jack Finney's novel, there is an environmental concern: the pod people would jump from planet to planet, depleting all resources. In the 1956 and 1978 adaptations, there is a clear message concerning the Cold War, with the pod people representing a foreign invasion. Then came the 1993 Body Snatchers, clearly concerned with the US military complex and how dehumanizing it was. Each movie was representative of its time, but how does The Invasion deal with the late 2000s zeitgeist? Well, it makes references to the invasion of Iraq, and that's about it. Not only does it have the weakest political message of them all, but it also equates pacifism with mindlessness, making its message reductive. Aside from all those big issues, there are lesser ones that plague this movie and can be very annoying. Following a modern tendency in Hollywood, here you will find a lot of overexplaining. It always amazes me how studios think of the audience as 5th graders. Another noticeable issue is the pod people themselves: in the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, they were more nuanced, e.g., Leonard Nimoy's character was able to mimic human emotions. In the 2007 adaptation, they seem bland and dumb. On a more controversial note, we should talk about the casting of Nicole Kidman for the main role. I have read some reviews on Rotten Tomatoes slamming the decision to cast her, pointing out her cold nature and saying that a warmer personality would be more suitable. I don't share the same opinion. Even though Kidman is not the warmest character out there, she does a good job in The Invasion. Another spot-on casting choice is Veronica Cartwright: for those who do not know, she played Nancy Bellicec in the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Invasion (2007) fails in so many ways; it has no strong message, it is not cohesive, and it does not know what it wants to be. There are no top A-list actors capable of salvaging this derailed train. Should you watch it? It is at best a mid-experience, probably suitable for those who want to be aware of all Jack Finney's movie adaptations. For more reviews: http://indie-vault.com/

Este filme te surpreende. Mostra uma alternativa de invasão alienígena. Poderia ser mais bem amarrado nos porquês de algumas pessoas não serem infectadas, e não faz muito sentido os alienígenas não reconhecerem por conta de expressões (ou a falta dela).

There is a plot about Nicole Kidman's character having to stay awake to avoid having her body being snatched. The director made a bold choice to help the audience relate to the characters. I empathized with Kidman in that I was also struggling to stay awake for the vast majority of the film.

Muito bom esse filme, assisto uma vez por ano

Everything is telegraphed so clumsily that you can't help but feel patronised, if not offended, by its unending ham-fistedness.

Oh dear … strangely directed. … confusing in a way that I stayed with it trying to figure out … like I fell asleep and missed something so did a few rewinds … maybe that was the point but I gave up … weird sensation ..couldn’t make it to the end… odd film but not in an enjoyable way

This 3rd remake of body snatchers is absolutely the worst. The 1956 original and the remake of 1978 better version are both really great versions but this is not is not scary and no thrills.

Filme: INVASORES Assistido: 7-7-24 Elenco: @nicolekidman @danielcraigofficial #danielcraig @jfreewright @jacksonbond @jeremynorthamfans Modelo: #ficção #suspense Duração: 1h 39m Ano: 2007 Minha opinião: Temos aqui mais um filme de pocessão alienígena. O Enigma de Outro Mundo, Invasores de Corpos, A Hospedeira, 5ª Onda, Os Invasores de Corpos, Parasyte,.... Neste filme temos Nicole Kidman e Daniel Craig com eles já chama a atenção para querer assistir. Uma das naves da NASA explode quando esta fazendo sua reentada no planeta. Assim vários pedaços acabam se expalhando. E no meio dos destroços é encontrado um virús alienígena que suporta ao frio do espaço e a altas temperaturas como da entrada na Terra. Oque não sabiam que este vírus é despertado depois que a pessoa entra no sono ren. E passa a dominar o cérebro humano, formando desta forma uma comunidade. A infecção se faz por contagio direto. Temos o Ex-marido de Carol (Kidman) uma psicanalista e seu ex. Tucker (Northam) trabalha para o governo, juntos tem um filho Oliver. Turker acaba se infeccionando quando uma menina lhe mostra um pedaço da espaçonave que estava continado. Assim ele passa a ser possuído, e ele passa a possuir outros que outros possuem outros. Dra. Carol percebe que esta ocorrendo que as pessoas tem mudado de comportamento, até encontrar uma gosma e entregar para Bem (Craig) que leva para Galeano (Wright) que é um pesquisador e faz descobertas. Carol descobre que seu filho é imune e passa os motivos para Galeano e Bem. No momento que NY esta sendo sitiada Oliver passa a ser refém de seu pai Tucker que vê nele um perio e quer elimina-lo. Então Carol sai embusca des seu filho de forma frenética com a ajuda de Bem, mas ele também acaba infectado. E em várias passagens de tensão e suspense vai desenrolando o filme. Nicole tem uma atuação de corre, corre, tiros, e ação como não havia visto, pois os papeis dela na maioria não tem este perfil. E ve-la assim foi legal. Ao final Nicole consegue salvar Oliver e levar ao laboratório e assim se descobre uma forma de salvar as pessoas infectadas. E quando elas voltaram, não se lembravam doque havia acontecido, como se tivesse acordado de um sono. O filme termina com um certo suspense, tipo será que todos estão curados? Roteiro e enredo bom, não dos melhores, bom. Vale apena assistir? sim Nota: 7

2007's 'The Invasion' was another imagining of the original 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' story. SYNOPSIS: '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.' With a packed cast 'The Invasion' should've really delivered a lot more than it ever did. Although this film does deliver in taking a different spin on a tried old story it becomes a muddled mess in it's second half It doesn't really carry the tension or even the horror of the three previous films but it's certainly a lot more polished overall as a film. It also gives Kidman and Craig the chance to exercise their acting chops in a genre of film we never see them in. The fourth movie incarnation of Jack Finney's novel is hardly a disaster. It's a watchable but unnecessary film. 6/10

People starting to act strangely suggests something may be affecting humankind.

Looks like a movie made in the 70's. No dialogue, no surprise, bad acting

There was no closure in this story. It ended too happily. It was not scary at all either. I just didn't care if they lived or died. The horror was lacking much too much. It was just too boring to ever be interesting. The lighting looked good. I wanted more scary monsters and big alien battles or something. Something violent anyways. Or something scary. Or epic. Basically anything could have made this better. It wasn't as good as the late seventies version called Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Probably wasn't as good as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) either but I don't remember that film. Basically, this version was pretty boring.

After shooting infected in pharmacy, main character can just drive away pretending to be infected. But noooooo, Hollywood need to be extravagant. They think that audiences want them to Michael Bay the entire ending scene. Burning car chase is stupid and unnecessary. Thank God it was a relatively short movie.

A good idea and concept wasted to give us a failed attempt of social criticism, giving us a failure.

best of the best, where is movie and tv series, we want more!

A good cast and a terrible script.

an underrated masterpiece of cinema

Has almost nothing to do with an alien invasion. Weak

I've waited three hours in for something alieny to happen and so far just a bunch of uninteresting and badly acted character back stories.