80's nostalgia gone too far?

Rating: 5/10 (26 January 2012)

This film had all the chances in the world. Namely Abrams and Spielberg. The film is shot wonderfully and instantly takes the audience back to the eighties when films were great and Spielberg was king. Abrams has undoubtedly recreated a charm here that is missing from most modern films, although admittedly less successfully than the films it is a homage to (E.T and Goonies). I so wanted it to be great, perhaps to the point where I expected too much from it. However it does contain stellar performances from a few of the cast. Overall the film is definitely worth a watch and who knows in twenty/ thirty years time it may retain some childhood nostalgia for someone but don't make the mistake of going into this film expecting greatness.