Hype Over Substance... Dull and Predictable

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2011)

My major problem with Super 8 is not with the unremarkable cast or with the cheesy attempts at tension. It's not that it's "slow" or poorly paced for a summer film. If I had to sum it up with a word, I'd say coldness, maybe carelessness. How about dreary? How can anyone enjoy bad dialogue and poor pacing if they don't care for the characters? The execution was palatable but you simply didn't care about anyone or anything that was going on. This is slasher film quality without the slashing. It's just a poor story and a poor effort by all involved.
Without a doubt this film going to be the quintessential "hype over substance" film we all reference for years to come. The mystique, marketing and mystery leading up to release was bigger than what we actually see on screen. This overrated film has done nothing but hide behind big names to draw a big opening weekend at the box office. It wanted to be another "Signs" type drama but all it delivers is disappointment.
Forget "Signs" this movie was like combining M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" and Spielberg's "War of The Worlds." Not exactly a winning combination despite the hype. I'll give the creator's of this film a pass because they usually deliver but the sooner we all forget about this mess and J.J. moves on to the Star Trek sequel the better.