Review – Super 8

Yep, this is what happens when Amblin meets Bad Robot. I was concerned going in that J.J. Abrams would churn out another of his implausible-time-travel-twist “masterpieces,” or that in the alternate Steven Spielberg would stick his stamp on it from the producer’s chair. The result, however, was a pleasantly even mix of tween high jinks and elaborate alien-related government conspiracy. It isn’t quite E.T. meets Lost, but it comes close enough to entertain in a vaguely familiar way. I was particularly impressed by some of the young actors. Some of them seemed like they escaped from Nickelodeon, but a few (especially the leads) turned in above-average performances. Mildly amusing