The Invasion — 4K 11/09/24

This fourth remake of Jack Finney’s mind-bending Sci-fi horror tale didn’t click at the box office, but our Pandemic experience has made it more relevant. Nicole Kidman and a good cast can’t be faulted, but if a powerful thriller with something big to say was intended, it didn’t come off. As a tense chase picture, it has its good qualities — and we get a pre-007 Daniel Craig in the bargain. The extras point out textural hints that may have been the focus of director Oliver Hirschbiegel. The Ultra HD endcoding really pops — even tiny samples of the ‘alien slime’ look creepy-crawly alive. On 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video.
11/09/24