Tony Toscano reviews “I Am Number Four”
Think “Escape to Witch Mountain” for older kids and you’ve pretty much got the idea of the new sci-fi film, “ I Am Number Four,” starring Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer and Dianna Agron.
The story is about a group of nine “special” young men and women (by special I mean extraterrestrial) who are sent to Earth for protection. They are hunted by another group of aliens who are killing them off one by one in order of their ability ranking.
Although the plot is a well worn, the film does have a few pluses, like the special effects sequences, which are really well done. Also Teresa Palmer and Timothy Oliphant are in the film.
On the down side (other than Pettyfer and Palmer) we never really meet any of the remaining aliens who are being hunted, which would have made for a better climatic ending. The way the film ends is more like the prologue to a TV series leaving a lot of open ends to be sewn up.
Because of that “I Am Number Four” never catches fire and becomes another less than satisfying sci-fi film.
It gets a C- and is rated PG-13
























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