Invasion of the Mermaids (2025)
Invasion of the Mermaids (2025)
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson
Genre: Dark Fantasy / Action / Sci-Fi Thriller
“From the depths they rise… to reclaim the world that betrayed them.”
Overview
Invasion of the Mermaids (2025) is a dark, atmospheric fantasy epic that imagines a world where mermaids are not myths — but an ancient, powerful species returning to take back the planet.
After mysterious ocean tremors trigger the opening of a sealed undersea gateway, the Nerid Empire awakens from centuries of slumber. Emerging from the abyss are two of the most powerful beings of their civilization:
Angelina Jolie as Queen Nerissa — the sovereign ruler of the mermaids, elegant and terrifying, wielding psychic command over the ocean’s creatures and the ability to manipulate water as a weapon.
Scarlett Johansson as Princess Thalira — Nerissa’s fiercely independent daughter, a warrior-mermaid torn between loyalty to her people and curiosity about the human world.
As the mermaids launch coordinated attacks on global coastlines — sinking fleets, flooding cities, and controlling storms — humanity braces for extinction. But a deeper conflict emerges within the Nerid Empire: Nerissa wants domination; Thalira seeks coexistence. Their ideological war threatens to swallow both land and sea.
The film blends massive-scale action, haunting ocean mythology, and emotional character drama — led by two powerhouse performances.
Highlights
Angelina Jolie is mesmerizing as Queen Nerissa — cold, regal, commanding, and mythic in presence.
Scarlett Johansson delivers a layered, emotional performance as Thalira, balancing deadly grace with conflicted compassion.
Breathtaking underwater world-building: glowing coral palaces, colossal abyssal beasts, and ancient ruin-temples carved into trench walls.
Moral tension at the core: survival vs. mercy, vengeance vs. evolution.
Stunning practical prosthetics mixed with CGI, making the mermaids feel both terrifying and beautiful.
Final Verdict
8.8/10Invasion of the Mermaids (2025) is a visually hypnotic, emotionally compelling dark fantasy epic. Jolie and Johansson deliver two of the strongest performances of their careers, creating a mythic tale of power, rebellion, and the eternal war between land and sea.
“The ocean does not forgive… but it remembers who once belonged to it.”
