"Earth to Echo" is the latest in the "aliens and kids" genre of movies that seems to recycle itself with each new generation of children. While "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" probably wasn't the first film of that type, for better or worse it has become the exemplar against which all similar movies to come since are measured. To its credit, "Earth to Echo" doesn't try to distance itself from the obvious influence of "E.T." but it's a very fine line between a sincere homage and an uninspired derivative. From the found-footage format to the by-the-numbers plot, "Earth to Echo" is a failed pastiche of cursory storytelling and glitzy special effects.
Earth to Echo
Earth to Echo
Earth to Echo
"Earth to Echo" is the latest in the "aliens and kids" genre of movies that seems to recycle itself with each new generation of children. While "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" probably wasn't the first film of that type, for better or worse it has become the exemplar against which all similar movies to come since are measured. To its credit, "Earth to Echo" doesn't try to distance itself from the obvious influence of "E.T." but it's a very fine line between a sincere homage and an uninspired derivative. From the found-footage format to the by-the-numbers plot, "Earth to Echo" is a failed pastiche of cursory storytelling and glitzy special effects.