Lame

Rating: 3/10 (26 November 2011)

This movie recycles E.T., Deep Impact, and the Goonies, and probably a half a dozen other movies. This movie is a money-burning exercise. Only in a Spielberg production would a train explode like it is being propelled by a rocket. Hey Steve, when a train goes off the track, it quickly drags to a stop. It doesn't throw refrigerator-size items into the air for five minutes. The dialogue in this movie is wooden and cutesy. These silly boys talk about the darnest things! Aren't they funny (not)! The actor who played Martin is the worst actor I have seen in a while. Is he maybe the son of a friend of the director? Just asking. The creature is never really shown very well. His motivations make no sense. The military is portrayed as a sadistic entity. The hero is a zero. His dad is a zero. The ending is a 00.