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.
Nicole Kidman's character struggles to stay awake -- as will the audience.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
17 Aug 2007
rotten:
The latest and lamest version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers might have been an accidental camp classic if its politics weren't so abhorrent and the movie didn't try to hide its ineptitude behind a veil of pomposity.
– Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Aug 2007
rotten:
Opting for car chases instead of the thought-provoking ideas of its predecessors, the film looks like the work of, if not pod people, folks who gave up any kind of passion for the material long before the cameras started to roll.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
17 Aug 2007
rotten:
There's much to recommend here. But there are too many inconsistencies.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
20 Aug 2007
rotten:
It falls far short as an effective sci-fi thriller, not to mention the brainy political allegory it's determined to be.