I Am Number Four

Sci-Fi, Action
3.5 stars
Fun flick about child-aliens growing up as humans who are destined to unite and save the earth from the ugly evil aliens who want to destroy it. The problem is there were only nine child-aliens saved and the evil aliens have already killed off three. There’s a bit of teen drama and boy-meets-girl drama, but the special effects were fun and I loved the giant monsters near the end. As with most sci-fi flicks, it’s slightly corny, but on the whole I liked it. Stars include Alex Pettyfer (Beastly) as “Number Four”, Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) as his guardian, Dianna Agron (“Glee”) as his love interest, and Callan McAuliffe (Flipped) as a sci-fi geek. Left wide open for a sequel. Only for sci-fi lovers.