The Invasion

THE INVASION (2007) - Aug. 24, 2007
A sort of mediocre fourth adaptation of Jack Finney's novel, this one finds Nicole Kidman as a psychiatrist who slowly realizes that something is amiss. The film is mostly entertaining, and there are some good moments, but for the most part it doesn't really work. A big problem is that much of the film is unintentionally (I assume) silly (such as the part in which Kidman's patient tearfully describes how her husband killed their dog, which would be fine except the dog's name is something wacky like Bobo, and she keeps saying it, so the whole scene becomes somewhat comical). The film looks good though, and it's well acted, it's just a bit uneven. **1/2