I Am Number Four

Year: 2011

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Caruso

Review

better than expected coming-of-age story. it has a wholesome feel that sometimes added to it and sometimes detracted from it. you’ll notice, for example, that there’s only one kiss in the movie and not much in the way of real bad language. actually, i thought there was going to be some christian message behind it in the end, but i didn’t find one. dj caruso has done some other pretty good things in the past too. disturbia was good for the genre, eagle eye was enjoyable. salton sea is a bit of a cult classic. two for the money wasn’t bad. i thought some of the action scenes were nice enough and the film moved along fairly well for me. it’s definitely derivative of other films, but you’re not likely going into this thinking that you’re going to see some original piece of genius either.

Watched in theater