Tries to be 80s Spielberg but doesn't entertain

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2016)

Here was a mildly entertaining movie about an alien getting loose in a small town. There is some bits about kids trying to make their own film and a huge train crash. They figure out there is an alien trying to get home who is misunderstood and they kind of befriend it. I really can't even remember any of the characters from this movie. It's kind of like Stranger Things with none of the interesting storytelling or likable characters. Which is to say, not nearly as good. In fact, I'd say Stranger Things does such a better job of honoring 80s Spielberg as to render this movie irrelevant. You don't get to see much of the alien. And I didn't find myself caring much about what any of the characters did. Hard pass.