I am Number 4-not in ratings unfortunately!!

Michael Bay is no stranger to Sci-fi thrillers having directed the very famous Transformers series...Unfortunately as a producer, his touch is clearly missing. I am number four is the kind of movie that fits into a few genres such as thriller, sci-fi and even a touch of teenage romance.And if you haven't figured it out already, that precisely is the biggest problem with this film.
John Smith( Number 4 ) is one among 8 special being from an alien planet who have escaped from there for the future of their kind and save themselves from the mogadorians. He lives with his so called dad and moves from city to city in order to be safe. The tension heightens when 3 of the people from his planet die in sequence and he is indeed number 4, next on the list. He must not only save himself, but protect the rest and some closed ones too.
The obligatory romantic track is kind of sad, but is a good distraction from the actual story which can get boring sometimes.
Although the story is a bit of a drag, this movie still managed to accumulate a lot of one in the box office and knowing that this is inspired from a book series of 6 books, one can safely assume there is more to come. The biggest disadvantage though is that they have created a sad reputation for the franchise with just one movie...Can the next on be a turning point, or will it be the same as this...only time will tell...
Till then, I would certainly not reccomend this movie to anyone unless you are absolutely in love with sci-fi.
I'm going with 2 out of 5...

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