The Invasion

"The Invasion"

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

What would the cost be for true world peace? What would it take to end all wars and atrocities? Would it mean the end of the individual? The end of human expression and uniqueness? "The Invasion" looks into these issues.

Remakes are a touchy thing these days, but Hirschbiegel keeps it relevant. To have used the red scare motif or the cult motif wouldn't have been nearly as relevant to today's society. Good Job there.

There were some moments that seemed a bit contrived, though. Let me give you one example: How do you get the higher ups in government to be exposed to the virus? Simple...you have a child cross unhindered through a NASA/FBI quarantined area to hand a piece of exposed space shuttle debris to a high ranking official. The believability here was tough for me. There's no way some kid is crossing into a highly secured area to hand something contaminated to anyone with the explanation of, "we found this on our roof." And, the guy had just come out of a tent where he was in full bio-hazard gear to look at the debris. Why would he touch this piece of debris that he knows is contaminated? I don't know.

Aside from little things of that nature, it was an entertaining experience with some killer visual effects and great acting (mostly...there may have been one or two exceptions to this rule), particularly Kidman and Craig. Just for the record, I've never really paid too much attention to what a gorgeous woman Kidman is, but I certainly noticed in this film. No, no, no there was no nudity! Get your mind out of the gutter! I'm just simply saying that the director knew how to flatter his leading lady.

At any rate, "The Invasion" is not one I'll run out and add to my collection, but it is certainly worth a viewing.