Robin Cook's Invasion
(1997)
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Humans start mutating into aliens in this taut science-fiction thriller. The cause: Small rocks falling from the sky, which trigger a virus latent in every human being. The virus causes alien transformation, and it spreads fast. A group of scientists are running out of time in their attempt to save the world. They have an antidote, but can they administer it before the human race is overrun |
Straying slightly from his customary hospital turf, Coma author Robin Cook here inflicts an interstellar virus upon the Earth in a slickly made adventure edited down from a three-hour mini-series. A re-tread of Invasion of the Body Snatchers spiced up with a modern medical slant, it boasts an ominous atmosphere and some decent special effects. However, the cast of TV stalwarts — including Luke Perry and Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall — gets little chance to shine.