Superior to the Nicole Kidman remake, this taut thriller remains a little less convincing than its 1956 predecessor of which that film's star (Kevin McCarthy) has a memorable cameo in this revision, picking up where his character left off in the original running frantically on the streets, warning motorists of the imminent invasion
The story revolves around Sutherland playing a health inspector who is inadvertently alerted to the possibility of humans being replaced by alien lookalikes. Ostensibly the same as the human predecessor, these aliens display a withdrawn and distant emotion which is ultimately the key to detecting their false identity. In the chaos that ensues, Sutherland teams with Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright, while Leonard Nimoy makes his most significant acting contribution outside of "Star Trek" as the offbeat psychiatrist with all answers.
Some memorable scenes and dialogue delivers suspenseful moments (the laundromat husband concerned about the changes in his wife's demeanour is pretty chilling) and overall it's a terrific sci-fi thriller. Probably a bit overlong, there' still enough suspense to entertain, and in the context of a remake (and in particular, one that remakes a classic sci-fi), director Kaufman has not disappointed.
The story revolves around Sutherland playing a health inspector who is inadvertently alerted to the possibility of humans being replaced by alien lookalikes. Ostensibly the same as the human predecessor, these aliens display a withdrawn and distant emotion which is ultimately the key to detecting their false identity. In the chaos that ensues, Sutherland teams with Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum and Veronica Cartwright, while Leonard Nimoy makes his most significant acting contribution outside of "Star Trek" as the offbeat psychiatrist with all answers.
Some memorable scenes and dialogue delivers suspenseful moments (the laundromat husband concerned about the changes in his wife's demeanour is pretty chilling) and overall it's a terrific sci-fi thriller. Probably a bit overlong, there' still enough suspense to entertain, and in the context of a remake (and in particular, one that remakes a classic sci-fi), director Kaufman has not disappointed.