Kidman's ability to be imperturbable could be measured in centimeters. She nearly mastered the stiff body movements but couldn't ever quite relax enough in her face to pass as an emotional vacuum. Kidman couldn't quite get the hot-blooded, impassioned, tender, or touching perfected either. Her performance was a well rounded mess. She is supposed to have complex feelings for Ben but there is no affect entanglement or fruition.

Ben, played by Daniel Craig, didn't impress either. The script and the direction were obviously attempting to build an Olympic sized pool, I had my bathing suit and towel, and Craig can't muster the emotional depth of a tide pool. There is even a shamefully awkward kissing scene that made me avert my eyes and gnash my teeth.

Another thing that nearly made me crack my teeth was the CSI knock off, super close-up blood scenes. Want to see how autoalienitis affects a normal human body and see crappy graphics and animations? Director Oliver Hirschbiegel will provide you with enough atrocious reenactments and demonstrations that you'll never need to watch another alien autopsy. Thank goodness the movie isn't all blood work. The camera work in The Invasion is the most haunting and resonating individual component of the movie. Generally speaking, the transformed characters are shot at a lower anger with slightly darker lighting. It may be standard horror movie faire but cinematographer Rainer Klausmann made classic chiller cinematography feel fresh and freshness was something desperately needed in The Invasion.

The point of the movie is obvious but not poignant. Even though there is a beginning, a middle and an end, it feels like the plot is missing a meaty component that you can sink your teeth into or to leave a lasting taste in your mouth. None of the characters feel finished, the relationships don't feel genuine and the plot feels hollow.

While there are times that The Invasion is fun, with action that can captivate for a couple minutes at a time, that's pretty much all it has to offer. The Invasion won't make any ten best or worst lists. It will earn the obscurity this mediocre execution deserves.