Video Game Invasion (DVD)

Advantages: Too few to mention.
Disadvantages: Too many to list.

...Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Screenplay: Dave Kajganich Novel: Jack Finney Genre: Sci-Fi - Thriller Country: USA Certification: 15+ Language: English Released: 25th February, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Nicole Kidman (Carol Bennell) Daniel Craig (Ben Driscoll) Jeremy Northam (Tucker Kaufman) Jackson Bond (Oliver) Jeffrey Wright (Dr. Stephen Galeano) Carol Bennell, a psychiatrist based in Washington, is intrigued, and worried, when one of her patients tells her that her husband is not her husband. Thinking that her client is suffering from a form of delusion due to the stress in her marriage, she prescribes medication and tells her client to come and see her again in a few days. Meanwhile, people are beginning to act strangely, including her ex-husband, who, after years of ignoring their son, decides that he... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonable retelling of a classic horror tale
Disadvantages: What's up with Kidman's face

.... Sadly this offering misses the boat in the final moments choosing the Hollywood style ending, as opposed to the one that creates more impact. We all like a good shock at the end of a movie, sadly this fails to deliver one. The Invasion is due on DVD from 25th of February. Spencer Hawken 02/08... Read review

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Advantages: A couple of nice performances.
Disadvantages: A film unwilling to commit to a single idea or style.

...When a space shuttle crash lands, those that come into contact with the wreckage begin to change into something not quite human. Psychiatrist Carol Bennell and her friend Ben Driscoll learn the truth about the alien epidemic, which attacks its victims in their sleep and renders them emotionless and inhuman. As the infection spreads, Carol fights to stay awake, desperate to find her young son, who may hold the key to halting its progress. "Downfall" director Oliver Hirschbiegel changes tack for this update of the science fiction classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Sadly his inexperience in sci-fi shows in a film that has potential but never commits to an idea. The original is a movie of creeping paranoia, where the everyday slowly becomes alien. But the director is too anxious to get to the nuts and bolts of the science fiction... Read review

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