The Invasion (I) (2007)
7/10
Kidman delivers
25 December 2018
The Invasion is a remake of sorts of the famous Invasion of the Body Snatchers. A space shuttle crashes to earth and with it, some sort of creepy cellular life form. People start acting strangely - they are not themselves.

Kidman stars as a psychologist with a connection to the CDC in the form of an ex-husband. Daniel Craig co-stars as a Doctor/boy friend who basically supports Kidmans efforts to save her family.

The movies is a long chase film, across trains, cars, foot races. Kidman races to save her son who is in the clutches of her ex-husband whose plans are evil. More and more people become absorbed by the evil invaders. You start to wonder whom you can trust. If you show emotion, you get arrested and then bad things happen to you.

That's pretty much it. Can Kidman stay awake and save the world? Can her son help her? What will happen with her boy friend? How can we get rid of her annoying husband - yep, he was annoying.

Kidman's performance was electric, switching emotions to hide herself among a crowd of possessed. Then back to herself to save her son. She was terrific. Otherwise, this was a worthy remake with enough thrills to keep you going. Enjoy.
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