
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 he... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Detroit NewsTom LongIt might have been nice to see Hirschbiegel's original concept play out. As it is, the film's essential eeriness gets mashed into Hollywood hogwash. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxIts grim overtones eventually give way to pandering bits of crowd pleasing that clash badly with the overall mood. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithA tightly paced, involving movie that underscores the timeless appeal of Finney's tale. |
| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyNicole plays with her kid like someone who wonders where the nanny went with the housekeeper and how soon the b**ches will be back. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonThere have been two official remakes of Invasion, and both tapped into the original's fear and dread of a society subverted by the others. This one taps only into that part of the brain that shuts down when confronted with witless tedium. |
| Reel.comTimothy KnightAside from a handful of scenes, the fourth version of Finney's pulp novel may induce drowsiness, rather than goose-bumps. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA misbegotten clone whose awfulness only accentuates the varied virtues of earlier versions of this pod-people tale. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezThere'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. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenActors of this caliber deserve more than a conventional actioner with banal dialogue, virtually no humor, and a rushed, highly improbable conclusion. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleConnects on a gut level in two ways, political and existential. |