Very watchable but nothing special.

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 2011)

I just watched this film and have recently begun writing reviews, so I just thought, hey, have a go at posting this one, and hopefully you'll find this both interesting and helpful. Basically, this film was a more violent version of ET. What made this movie stick out was its blatant cry of 'Spielberg tribute here'. The Alien is really to violent to relate to, and this film, was, essentially, an exercise in nostalgia. The bikes, the group of kids triumphing against adversity against a 70's setting was all lovely but stand-out for the wrong reasons. Having said that, Elle Fanning had some excellent scenes, and there was some true pre-pubescent feeling in the acting, which made the film very enjoyable. This is, overall, you're average decent film, a 7 out of 10, no more, no less.