The universe is in trouble and there are 9 beings that have the power to save us. Sent to Earth with adult guardians, the 9 have been in hiding moving from place to place until their special powers, called legacies, can be developed. The bad guys, Mogadorians, have come to destroy the nine before the legacies are at full power – the catch is they have to kill the 9 in numerical order.

The movie opens with number 3 and his guardian being killed. Number 4-John (Alex Pettyfer) must pick up and move – again – with his guardian Henri (Timothy Olyphant). They relocate to Paradise, Ohio, where John meets and falls in love with Sarah (Diana Agron). As if the threat of the Mogadorians is not enough, there is the overly jealous football hero rival that use to be involved with Sarah and the science nerd being picked on by the jocks whom John befriends and defends. Because of his involvement with Sarah, he refuses to leave town as the Mogadorians are closing in and must stay and fight to protect his new found love.

This is pretty much a formula sci-fi film with some good special effects. I imagine the target audience for this film is the teenage set. However, I did for the most part enjoy the film and can give it a recommendation. Matinee pricing only for this one or it would be a worthwhile rental when it pops up for PPV or at the local video store.