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Invasion is in many ways qualitatively comparable to its predecessor. After the open ending of the first one, I was quite curious to see what direction they would take and I must say that they managed to serve up an audiovisual spectacle that could stand comparison with some Hollywood pieces. If you don’t know the first film, you will definitely not enjoy the sequel and the plot will probably seem very confusing – I saw Attraction last year, so I was in the know. I found the sequel to be more action-packed and spectacular, while the romantic-humor line was quite neglected, which was perhaps a bit of a shame. Alongside the thematically popular invasion from outer space, the film makes a sharp reference to the power of electronic media and the age-old battle between reason (advanced technology) and emotion (humans). I would again criticise the longer running time, which could have been easily twenty minutes shorter, but I was still mostly entertained throughout. A weaker three stars! (28.06.2020)