The movie is basically driven by the assumption that if you have an adorable alien character or precocious child characters that automatically makes the movie good. However the reason why mockumentaries like Paranormal Activity, Cloverfeild, and Chronicle are good is because we have time to meet and relate to the characters and absorb the environment. The events of this movie, which mainly revolve around the course of one day, have the kind of story and character arcs that should have taken place over the course of a week; for example a girl who suddenly joins the adventurous boy trio despite having no previous friendship establish with any of them. The techno alien Echo is interesting to see but there's noting really original nor miraculous about him, except for the scenes that have already been exploited by the trailers.
This movie was suppose to be a surprise adventure of true enduring friendship but overall I left the theater board and yearning to watch E.T. again.
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