Redeeming only if your kids want you to see it with them

Rating: 3/10 (25 January 2015)

There's a lot to like here for a 10 year old, and since mine asked me doe-eyed to watch it with him, how could I say no? If I had seen the film in any other context, I would have been seriously upset with myself. But as it turned out, there was enough to catch the eye to forget the inane plot. In fact, given the impaired storyline, the acting, cinematography and film editing were really quite good - in fact, one of the supporting actors, I think, won an award for best young British talent. I won't bore you with the plot - you can read it in 100 places on this site. Suffice to say, it's hard to go 5 minutes without laughing at its ridiculousness. This is sci-fi on the cheap, story-wise. Thank god for the producers, there are enough kids of a certain age (and their parents) out there. You won't lose any sleep if you miss it. And if you pay for it and you don't get a "Wow, Dad, that was cool" afterward, then you've seriously wasted your time.