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# Reading Everywhere: So I saw I Am Number Four

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## Saturday, February 19, 2011

### So I saw I Am Number Four

It was date night. The date night that only happens once a month. Our toddler would be happily taking part in his preschool's Kids' Night, and the in-laws would be watching the baby, so we were all set. Three hours for just the two of us! Dinner and a movie! And what was the only movie we could tolerate that fit into our limited timeframe?

I Am Number Four.

Yeah. The one based on a book from James Frey's much-criticized

["fiction factory."](http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/69474/)

The one that's been getting

[hilariously terrible reviews.](http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/andrew_ohehir/2011/02/16/i_am_number_four)

But whatever, it was okaaaaay. Angsty hot guy who just happens to be an alien rebelling against his father figure. High school bullies. A trustworthy geek sidekick. A loyal animal companion. A pretty girl. Action scenes with monsters.

Totally derivative, but entertaining. If you're not expecting a masterpiece, I mean. And I wasn't.

I felt like I did my duty as a teen services librarian by seeing it, in any case!

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