No snatching, just puking: "The Invasion"

Hard to think of a movie that has been remade more the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." This version makes at least three since Kevin McCarthy ran rampant in the streets back in the '50s. Can't say it's any better than the other two, but it was worth a comparison, I guess.

Nicole Kidman is some kind of psychologist with a precocious little boy whose dad -- her ex-husband -- has gotten all weird. That's because he's a scientist called in to check out some gooey stuff found in the wreckage of a space shuttle. And when it comes to alien organisms spreading among the human race ... we're off!

Soon Nikki and son are feeling a little left out among the stoic weirdos walking around. Her buddy Daniel Craig, a doctor, and his buddy Jeffrey Wright, another doctor, feel the same way. Alas, more and more people get the bug, and it's clear that those who are a little bit off soon will be the majority ... unless our heroes can find some way to thwart them. Let the thwarting commence!

While I appreciated the changes to the story -- let's just say we never hear the word "pod" once -- there's still not much new here. The movie is done well enough, with some suspense as to just what will happen with the former Mrs. Cruise and the current Mr. Bond. But no, it's nothing momentous. Which may explain why I was completely unaware of this remake until stumbling across it on cable. Kind of shows you where Kidman -- an Oscar winner, mind you -- is in the Hollywood pecking order these days.