I Am Number Four Review

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I Am Number Four is amazing! An action packed thriller with mind-blowing effects…when you mention the trailer.

But the actual movie was, at the very least a disappointment. This Sci-Fi action flick starring Alex Pettyfer, who in the film, goes by the name John Smith. John is constantly packing up and moving because he is on the run.

Though he may look identical to a human, John is apart of an alien race called the Lorians that got wiped out by a different alien species called the Mogadorians. He and nine others managed to escape and flee to Earth. The nine Lorians are scattered across the world but years later, slowly get hunted down by the Mogadorians. The first three Lorians are died and John finds out he is next on the hit list.

The end the film gives the audience an idea there is a good chance of a sequel but by the time the credits show, the audience will feel unsatisfied. The general idea and plot sounds good if someone talked about it but the movie itself seemed too basic.

There’s that typical high school drama, where there is a new kid in school, a girl he likes along with a jealous ex-boyfriend that doesn’t want them to be together. These aspects of the film tie in with the greater evil, which will come later on in the movie.

The action isn’t bad it just takes awhile to begin and feels crammed into one section of the movie. “I wouldn’t say it was bad, but it definitely wasn’t good. I think the plot had potential, but they killed it with too many special effects” said Senior Kori McGraw.

“Alex Pettyfer made the movie enjoyable and it was an interesting twist on super heroes however, the topic was still too overdone and not very well elaborated or well executed. I feel a sequel or a movie giving this some sort of context would make the experience more enjoyable and make the movie make more sense” said Senior Amanda Jacobs.

Overall the film was lacking. The picture looked very good; however the scenes looked as if they were put together without any much thought. Sadly, I Am Number Four did not deliver.