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I Am Number Four (2011) 6.1
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Cast
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| Alex Pettyfer | ... | ||
| Timothy Olyphant | ... | ||
| Teresa Palmer | ... | ||
| Dianna Agron | ... | ||
| Callan McAuliffe | ... | ||
| Kevin Durand | ... | ||
| Jake Abel | ... | ||
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Jeff Hochendoner | ... | |
| Patrick James | ... |
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| Greg Townley | ... | ||
| Reuben Langdon | ... | ||
| Emily Wickersham | ... | ||
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Molly McGinnis | ... |
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Andy Owen | ... |
Bret
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events-his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. Written by Walt Disney Pictures
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
18 February 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
I Am Number Four: The IMAX Experience See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,628,523 (UK) (25 February 2011)Gross:
$55,092,830 (USA) (27 May 2011)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Drew: [to Daniel] You know, showboating like that just make you look desperate.
Kern: Yeah, "Look at me. I can flip my ski."
[scoffs]
Kern: Pathetic.
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Written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney
Performed by The Black Keys
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The evil aliens in the film are called "Mogadorians" - apparently they're from the planet Mogadore. Mogadore also happens to be a small suburb of Akron, Ohio - not far from where the film takes place, and not far from where James Frey, one of the writers of the novel on which this film was based, grew up. The word means "beautiful" in Arabic; it's also the name of a town in Morocco. See more »Goofs
While Ohio does have a few mountain peeks, the highest being approximately 1500 feet in Logan County, there is nothing like the mountain range vistas seen in some shots here. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Drew: [to Daniel] You know, showboating like that just make you look desperate.
Kern: Yeah, "Look at me. I can flip my ski."
[scoffs]
Kern: Pathetic.
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Crazy Credits
Clouds blow over the DreamWorks SKG logo which then reveals a shot from space See more »Soundtracks
"Tighten Up"Written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney
Performed by The Black Keys
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Do you know that old movie rule that you subconsciously decide whether you're going to enjoy a film or not within the first ten minutes? Well, it wasn't true this time, because after the opening sequence, I was pretty sure I was going to hate "I Am Number Four". Thankfully, I was in for a pleasant surprise.
It all starts with bad CGI-monsters and some guys in Star Trek make-up chasing people around in the jungle. We then cut to some jocks doing tricks on jet skis and some bland blonde girls admiring them - and I thought this is going to be terrible. Then the story picks up and the movie gets better from there.
The story involves a couple of characters and mysteries, but is never too complicated. After the initial jet ski scene, the main character actually turns out to be played quite charmingly by Alex Pettyfer. He's supported by his mentor/protector (solid as always: Timothy Olyphant). Glee's Dianna Agron plays Number Four's love interest. She comes across very natural, so that the love story that unfolds is actually engaging instead of vomit-inducing like that of that other movie with the whining Vampires and the shirtless Werewolves.
Of course, "I Am Number Four" is by no means a great movie. The CGI sucks in places and the make-up of the bad guys is just awful. Characters are stereotypical, things fall into place way too conveniently and one has the feeling that a good junk of the original novel has just been crammed together to (barely) fit into the running time of a popcorn movie.
However, I think we can all agree that it would be silly to actually expect a masterpiece, considering the movie's premise. For what it is, "I Am Number Four" is an entertaining little fantasy flick for teenagers and undemanding twenty-somethings. Add to that the fact that this movie is neither a sequel nor a remake, that it's not based on a comic book, a TV series, a computer game or toys, and it's enough to lift "I Am Number Four" heads and shoulders above its genre competitors.