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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Arizona RepublicArizona RepublicLike a good episode of "Smallville": You may feel a bit silly watching it if you're past high-school age, but you just might have a good time.
- 63Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreBrit hunk Alex Pettyfer has grown into a solid and quite interesting lead to build this potential sci-fi movie series around.
- 60Boxoffice MagazineSteve RamosBoxoffice MagazineSteve RamosWhile Caruso will fail to win over adult reviewers, I Am Number Four will connect with teen moviegoers anxious for a new young adult fantasy fix to hold them until the next "Twilight Saga" hits in November.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe movie is a mixed bag, with many of the elements fun and intriguing, but since this is also a Michael Bay-produced movie, CG monsters and cartoon bad guys gum up a third act.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA flashy, lunkheaded sci-fi extravaganza sure to appeal to teenagers who like their interplanetary warfare bloodless, their high-school soaps squeaky-clean and their numbers countable on one hand.
- 50Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerNothing but a million little pieces from prior superhero series and the "Twilight" saga.
- 50Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallProducers Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg deploy an arsenal of noisy special effects to demonstrate the invaders' high-tech superiority, which makes Olyphant's inability to breach an Internet firewall look pretty silly.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI found the mythology of I Am Number Four vague and sloppy.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat we have here is a witless attempt to merge the "Twilight" formula with the Michael Bay formula.
- 20Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesCheck the credits: That move is ripped straight from producer Michael Bay's playbook.