A Testament to Great Direction

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 1999)

This is another example of what sets good directors apart from great ones. Jim Cameron has the uncanny ability to fit poor acting into great features. Steven has undoubtedly seen better productions but wow, his timing is dead on, the look of the film is nostalgia itself, and somehow a great, exciting, fun, if not funny, product is snuck out of what seems like a disjointed series of story elements. Most directors probably would have let the film fall flat but Steven gave it everything that made likes of Jaws, Close Encounters and Raiders special.
What fun! My hat's off, again, to one of Steven's early greats!