I Am Number Four (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) Reviews

Only the lavish budget spent for millions upon millions of dollars worth of special effects will differentiate D.J. Caruso’s I Am Number Four from any number of made-for-TV films produced for the Disney Channel. Creating a sci-fi adventure tale aimed mainly at the teenaged audience, I Am Number Four comes with all the clichés of the teen genre: a romantic triangle featuring the headstrong protagonist against a bullying teen and his cronies as they fight for a teen princess, misunderstood geek taken under the wing of the protagonist, and an ultimate showdown against a number of villains. The sci-fi twist offers a few fun moments, but the real shame is that with some thinking outside the standard teen box, this movie could have been something special. Instead, it’s really not much different from lots of teenage angst movies about alienation, struggles to fit in, and budding relationships. All of those special effects don’t change the fact that if you’ve watched many films with teenaged characters, you’ve seen this basic tale many times before. 

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