The trailer for I Am Number Four suggests this Sci Fi Thriller will offer much more than it actually does.
In large part, this film feels like a diappointing student film. Obviously the Hollywood sheen of shiny special effects sets it apart. It feels much longer than it's 109 minutes without offering a great deal of character development or content.
Having said that, this film has an obvious target audience and has clearly stuck to that. Pinpointing the fantasy romance teen market that Twilight has left in it's wake, I Am Number Four seems to fulfill it's purpose in this specific respect. Hollywood intelligently, if artlessly, continues to make and promote films such as these because they sell.
I found it frustrating sitting through this because with a better script, therefore fewer continuity problems and fewer holes in the plot, this could have been so much more than it is.
There's not much more to say apart from I hope to God that the sequel begging ending is not indulged!
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