I am Number Four

With the success of the Twilight movie series you can expect that there will be plenty of movies that will try to emulate it. In fact young vampires are almost out of fashion. This movie the hero is not a vampire but an Alien. Director D.J. Caruso
tries very hard to make you care about the young leads and their love interest. The Producers set it up so that this movie does not have an ending so that a franchise can be built.
The story is about an alien teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed he is Number Four.
There is a lot of talk regarding his background but none of it matters or makes sense. The focus should have been on the action which does not take place until the end of the movie.
Alex Pettyfer is the flavor of the month and he acts as well as many of the other young actors today but it does not seem to have the staying power.

Verdict:
There will be a I am Number Four Part 2 but WHY????