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Seen on: 05/08/2010

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The Fourth Kind (2009)

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi

Science Fiction

Most recently watched by noahphex

Overview

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Rated PG-13 | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Milla Jovovich | Will Patton | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Elias Koteas | Corey Johnson | Vladimir Kolev | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Valentin Ganev | Daphne Alexander | Raphaël Coleman | Mike Straub | Enzo Cilenti | Julian Vergov | Eric Loren | Mia McKenna-Bruce | Alisha Seaton | Tyne Rafaeli | Pavel Stefanov | Kiera McMaster | Sara Houghton | Ioan Lov | Charlotte Milchard | Silvia Lulcheva

Viewing Notes

The Fourth Kind supposedly mixes real life interviews and filmed reenactments of a psychiatrist investigating some alien encounters in Nome, Alaska.

While I can see what they were going for, the whole thing just ends up being a mess. The “real” footage isn’t very real looking and having reenactments in split-screen alongside the “real” footage is pointless. Why not just show what really happened which should be more effective and scary than anything Hollywood can create.

The story ends up being a terrible take on the Communion story and the acting is bad and it’s not scary at all. And this is coming from someone who is normally a fan of Milla Jovovich. Heck, I even love her in the Resident Evil flicks!

I was hoping from reviews I heard before the movie that it’d end up being a little fun, but its just so preposterous and not even laughable that I ended up just disliking this movie quite a bit.

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