Synopsis
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.
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Cast
- Nicole KidmanCarol Bennell
- Daniel CraigBen Driscoll
- Jeremy NorthamTucker Kaufman
- Jeffrey WrightDr. Stephen Galeano
- Jackson BondOliver
- Veronica CartwrightWendy Lenk
- Josef SommerDr. Henryk Belicec
- Celia WestonLudmilla Belicec
- Malin ÅkermanAutumn
- Roger ReesYorish
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
An involving sci-fi action-thriller, probably longer on chase sequences than the original director wanted and shorter on the "ick" factor than the studio wanted. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
The movie isn't terrible; it's just low-rent and reductive. - 60
Washington Post
On the technical side, The Invasion has several first-rate, terrifying action sequences and grips totally from start to finish. But a subplot involving the Russian Embassy doesn't really pay off, and the relationship between Kidman and glum paramour Daniel Craig (another doc) isn't much. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's a moderately compelling sci-fi action movie with a handful of scary scenes -- though nothing at all special, and only a shadow of the original or even its 1978 remake. - 50
Variety
A slick but forgettable, characterless thriller. - 50
ReelViews
The mismatched blending of Hirschbiegel's low-key horror and the Wachowski Brothers' anything-but-low-key action sequences results in a cinematic dud. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Enough with the snatching, already. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
At times, The Invasion comes across as a mishmash of "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Stepford Wives."
