2 great actors and a great story go a long way!

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 2015)

Okay so the first thing you are probably thinking is why a 9/10? Well first of, the story was great, it was inspiring and had touching moments.I felt connected with the characters and i simply just wanted to find out what was going on just as much as the kids did. Which brings me to my negative point of view. Kids. The main characters in this movie were in fact kids. It's like Harry Potter meets War of the Worlds except without all the magic wands. However all the main characters are kids, in my opinion this was not what I would call a kids film. There is a lot of deaths and violence in this film but if you are mature enough you wouldn't have a problem with it. However it puzzles me as to why J.J Abrams chose a bunch of 13 year olds to be the main stars. This instantly put me off the film for quite a few years.
But then I saw how wrong I was.
The acting was done perfect by both the 2 main characters. The sad story of the main characters mother was touching and some points really got to me. In fact at some points i started to love this film. But then some of the other children's acting skills started to lag and got quite unbelievable.
But then the ending came and when the main hero made contact with the alien/monster it made up for the bad acting. It is very rare that the story line makes up for the acting. The whole end of the movie was really emotional. Not sad. Just emotional.
All in all i fell in love with the storyline, it had non stop action, mystery, even abit of love and most of all it had meaning.
I recommend this film to any sci-fi action viewer. Or simply I recommend this film to anyone looking for a touching but eventful movie.