I Am Number Four

2011 • 109 minutes

About this movie

Three are dead. He is Number Four. D.J. Caruso helms an action-packed thriller about an extraordinary young man, John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), who 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 (Timothy 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 (Dianna Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

Ratings and reviews

Although I had hoped Alex Pettyfer's acting was on par with his good looks, he has failed again to impress me. The whole plot was horrible, I was so bored in the cinema I don't even remember most of the movie- which shows how it was lacking in any entertainment value whatsoever.

Great premise and i believe there some good books but it lacked pace and didn't seem to really get going to the end RockhoundA1

This is a grossly underrated film as many are in this genre. They are downplayed by smart asses that I doubt even watched the film or if they did, these 'reviewers' have no imagination, depth or creativity LOL. I am sure it is the same 'reviewers' who panned another lovely action and adventure film set in an alternate Universe, The Mortal Instruments. I loved every character in this film and the connection between them though understated, was real and emotional at the right level for the genre. Each young actor was charismatic with our young Australians Teresa Palmer and Callan McAuliffe doing us proud. Just like good Hallmark Romances that though the themes repeat, each has its own individuality and spark, this film offers a lot to those seeking to forget their own reality for a while and fly away into a world where good always seeks to overcome evil and succeeds despite the odds. We all regularly need that kind of uplift.