I Am Number Four" directed by D.J. Caruso ("Eagle Eye," "Disturbia") is an action-packed thriller about an extraordinary young man, John Smith. Based on the young adult novel by Pittacus Lore, 20-year-old British actor Alex Pettyfer plays the handsome alien, dubbed "Number Four” who is one of nine teen aliens from another planet called Lorien.
These aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet to hide on Earth, and are slowly being hunted down and killed by another alien race, The Mogadorians.The invading species, have destroyed their planet, and have followed them to Earth.
Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian to protect them from the evil. Raised separately, each castaway has a mentor, Henri (Timothy Olyphant) looks after John. In order to stay alive and avoid being found by the Mogadorians they are constantly on the move.
As they become adults, they develop superhuman powers called Legacies to protect and ensure their race’s survival. John has powers ranging from super strength to telekinesis.Each of the nine has been assigned a number and these last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequence of their numbers.
With Number 3 dead John and Henri are on the move again and end up in Paradise, Ohio where John enrols in the local high school where he tries to blend in, in an attempt to hide from his pursuers.
He immediately connects with Sarah (Dianna Agron, Quinn from TV's "Glee") a sweet Midwestern girl who is a photographer. After being on the run his whole life, Number Four falls in love and now has something to stand up and fight for.
Sarah has a possessive jerk of an ex-boyfriend, Mark (Jake Abel), and by making a connection with Sarah, John's set himself up as a target of bullying by Mark and his football buddies.
He is quickly befriended by another victim of the school bullies, Sam (Callan McAuliffe), a loner who prefers reading up on aliens to interacting with his fellow students. The two hit it off, although at first Sam is totally unaware his new friend is in fact an alien.
This tale of a hunky teen alien trying to fit in at a small town high school benefits from a fine young cast and thrilling action scenes. Much better than the romance-heavy commercials make it out to be “I Am Number Four”, though aimed at the teen crowd doesn't totally alienate adult sci-fi fans.With the Glee star delivering a fine performance as Number Four's love interest this sci-fi hit is a very entertaining boy-meets-girl film with some truly incredible fight scenes and special effects.
With the Twilight Saga drawing to a close, “I am Number Four” looks set to be the start of another series of Teen action movies that will keep this audience fulfilled with the same highly charged mix of action and romance that they’ve become obsessed with and they will leave wanting more of the eternal story of personal survival.
These aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet to hide on Earth, and are slowly being hunted down and killed by another alien race, The Mogadorians.The invading species, have destroyed their planet, and have followed them to Earth.
Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian to protect them from the evil. Raised separately, each castaway has a mentor, Henri (Timothy Olyphant) looks after John. In order to stay alive and avoid being found by the Mogadorians they are constantly on the move.
As they become adults, they develop superhuman powers called Legacies to protect and ensure their race’s survival. John has powers ranging from super strength to telekinesis.Each of the nine has been assigned a number and these last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequence of their numbers.
With Number 3 dead John and Henri are on the move again and end up in Paradise, Ohio where John enrols in the local high school where he tries to blend in, in an attempt to hide from his pursuers.
He immediately connects with Sarah (Dianna Agron, Quinn from TV's "Glee") a sweet Midwestern girl who is a photographer. After being on the run his whole life, Number Four falls in love and now has something to stand up and fight for.
Sarah has a possessive jerk of an ex-boyfriend, Mark (Jake Abel), and by making a connection with Sarah, John's set himself up as a target of bullying by Mark and his football buddies.
He is quickly befriended by another victim of the school bullies, Sam (Callan McAuliffe), a loner who prefers reading up on aliens to interacting with his fellow students. The two hit it off, although at first Sam is totally unaware his new friend is in fact an alien.
This tale of a hunky teen alien trying to fit in at a small town high school benefits from a fine young cast and thrilling action scenes. Much better than the romance-heavy commercials make it out to be “I Am Number Four”, though aimed at the teen crowd doesn't totally alienate adult sci-fi fans.With the Twilight Saga drawing to a close, “I am Number Four” looks set to be the start of another series of Teen action movies that will keep this audience fulfilled with the same highly charged mix of action and romance that they’ve become obsessed with and they will leave wanting more of the eternal story of personal survival.
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