Do it right plz

Rating: 7/10 (21 June 2011)

Could have been 10, now it's seven.
The reason - the plot is somewhat boring and anti-climactic.
You have a number of excellent characters with their special talents, yet you don't use them.
Tips: use your characters to advance plot in significant ways with respect to their abilities -
1) The girl can act out of the blue - make a scene with her exploiting this ability to lie to adults and get her way. 2) The boy is somewhat bright and builds miniature replicas of trains - make a scene with him showing his intellect and solving a nontrivial puzzle based on his skills - not just identifying military marking on train cars. Something more important and exciting. 3) The movie director kid has a lot of ambition and determination - make a scene with him imposing his will on some adult out of line. 4) Pyromaniac kid is an expert with explosives - make a scene with his skills used to progress the plot in a significant way, making him look like an unlikely hero. 5) Sister/boyfriend - make a scene with her expressing her deep care for her brother; make a scene with him being much smarter than he looks. 6) Cops/air force men - make them smarter and more cunning. 7) Creature - make it sinister (done), then vulnerable, then even more cunning than the authorities with the help of kids.