The Hollywood Reporter has weighed in on this weekend’s I Am Number Four.
Here’s a sample of what they have to say:
I Am Number Four follows the Twilight series’ playbook in casting a high school outsider as an otherworldly character. In this case, he’s an alien from outer space who changes schools the way normal kids change T-shirts because other aliens are out to destroy him. The movie is a mixed bag, with many of the elements fun and intriguing, but since this is also a Michael Bay-produced movie, CG monsters and cartoon bad guys gum up a third act that cries out for a more sophisticated climax rather than another tedious battle royal taking place mostly in the digital realm.
You can read the full review HERE.
In addition to this review, I just found this article that talks about how James Frey was behind this film and initially paid the writer only $250 for the novel.
http://thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2011/02/james-frey-strikes-again-why-you.html
So, regardless of how good the film is, I won’t see it because I don’t want to support this business practice.
lol pickings are kinda slim this time a year…couldn’t be any worse than Twilight.
@JM Campbell: That was an interesting read. It sounds like Frey got a little dose of karma. But the film itself doesn’t appeal to me anyways, so I’ll probably wait until it’s broadcast on TV someday.
Does Number 4 sparkle?
this movie was slow and didn’t tell the whole story it was like watching a sequel with out the first one.