Had High Expectations... However Ultimately Disappointed!

Rating: 5/10 (13 June 2011)

*** This Review May Contain Spoilers***
Having loved Lost and most of Steven Spielberg's movies, I decided to take a chance on Super 8. What I did like about the film was the screen presence of Joel Courtney, and I thought his acting carried the picture. He is certainly destined to be a big star. I was just not impressed with the storyline that much, and I thought there was a lack of creativity with the alien. Aliens in recent movies have shown no originality. This one is no exception. The one dimensional character i.e. the fat kid was totally annoying, unlike most fat kids in movies, they are usually funny. This one felt like fingernails on a blackboard every time he was on screen. Elle Fanning was OK, but even her performance was lackluster. I just would not recommend this film for adults, maybe for middle schoolers and freshmen in high school. All in all I was extremely disappointed with the film. I would not recommend it to my friends, and I tried to talk my daughter out of seeing it, but she went anyway. Looking forward to JJ Abrams' next effort, hopefully it will be better.