Rotten
No, no, no, no.
Michael Phillips, At the Movies
The Fourth Kind
There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.
2009 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Olatunde Osunsanmi
Overview
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
Director and cast
- Olatunde Osunsanmi Director
- Milla Jovovich as Abbey
- Will Patton as Sheriff August
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Awolowa Odusami
- Corey Johnson as Tommy Fisher
- Enzo Cilenti as Scott Stracinsky
- Elias Koteas as Abel Campos
- Eric Loren as Deputy Ryan
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Ashley Tyler
- Raphaël Coleman as Ronnie Tyler
- Daphne Alexander as Theresa
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
When the director divides the screen into quadrants for his big finish, the effect is just laughable -- but then by that point, the movie is too.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Rotten
Unfortunately, none of the subsequent noise is all that scary, and the striving for Paranormal Activity's buzz is shameless.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Rotten
[A] dull, clumsy little movie.
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
Rotten
Badly acted by everyone (including the director, Olatunde Osunsanmi, who appears onscreen), this insipid jumble's idea of fright is incessant screaming.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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