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    The Invasion

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    OK, another movie that's just not easy to rate precisely. I am settling on a 6/10, but I can certainly understand how this movie is getting both bad reviews and bad word of mouth. The idea/premise is interesting. But the directing/editing/acting is quite problematic. I'd be curious to see the previous version that another director shot, the more psychologically-suspenseful version I believe. I know this movie has been through production Hell. 4 directors says it all. And when you watch it, you certainly feel like this "final" product has been through several hands. It's not a terribly bad movie, all things considered. But it could AND should have been so much better. 93 minutes is way too short. This needed to be more suspenseful, better flowing, and definitely more explained and drawn out. So if there's a movie that needed to be 2 hours long, this one is it! It's kind of scary that some comedies run near or over 120 minutes (Knocked Up, Super Bad), while some dramas such as this one barely make it over 90 minutes. A pre-James Bond Daniel Craig (apparently, he was approached to be the next James Bond while shooting The Invasion) does not offer up a very convincing performance. And Nicole Kidman, well, she's just dolls up another performance. The leads could have been better casted, but that alone would not have saved this movie. I certainly didn't go see it for the actors - I went for the story/idea. In a nutshell - not a terrible movie (the premise was promising), but the acting and directing were sub-par and should have been much better. A generous 6/10.

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    rimbaud1972@  20.8.2007 age: 26-35 239 reviews

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